Wonky Word Problems
Breanna has 978 songs saved on her iPod. Nolan has 673 songs saved on his iPod. How many more songs does Breanna have than Nolan?
305 songs
What number makes the number sentence true?
28 + 79 = _________ + 28
79
Carter's book has 323 pages. He has read 141 pages. How many pages does he have left to read?
182 pages
The average home attendance at a team’s basketball games last year was 14,796. In a larger city, the average number was 22,776. Round to the nearest thousand. About how many more people attended games in the larger city?
23,000 - 15,000 = 8,000 more people
Which word IS NOT a keyword for addition?
A: total
B: altogether
C: Has left
D: Sum
C: Has left
A Range Rover cost $82,650. A Honda Civic costs $18,190. How much more does a Range Rover cost than a Honda Civic?
$74,460
There are 3,164 students at Willyard Elementary School. There are 2,918 students at West Main Elementary School. How many students are there at both elementary schools?
3,164 + 2,918 = 6,082
Derek went to a clothing store with $400 and bought a winter coat for $229 including the tax.How much money did Derek have left after his purchase?
$400 - $229 = $171
There are 3,144 students at North Elementary School. There are 3,918 students at South Elementary School. ABOUT How many students are there at both elementary schools?
3,000 + 4,000 = 7,000 students
Which words mean subtraction? Choose all that apply:
A: Difference
B: In total
C: How many more
D: Fewer than
E: Increase
A: Difference
C: How many more
D: Fewer than
Bruce's ant farm holds 56,732 ants. Jim’s ant farm holds 48,841 ants. How many more ants does Bruce’s ant farm hold?
56,732 - 48,841 = 7,891
In April, 5,326 books were checked out of the library. In May, 3,294 books were checked out. How many books were checked out in all?
8,620 books
Marissa has 5,582 beads to use to make a border on a quilt. She has already used 3,349 beads. How many beads does she have left to use?
5,582 - 3,349 = 2,233 more beads
Mallory is a pilot. Last week she flew the following round trips in miles:
2,020;
1,358;
952;
2,258;
1,888.
Which of the following is a good estimate of the miles Mallory flew last week?
A 6,000 mi
B 6,800 mi
C 7,000 mi
D 8,000 mi
D: 8,000 mi
Daisy’s class wants to collect 271 toys for homeless children. So far, they have gathered 199. How many more toys do they need to reach the goal?
271-199 = 72 more toys
Madison, Anna, and Natalie each earned a quarter for every pair of socks they matched from the laundry. Madison matched 120 pairs of socks, Anna matched 150, and Natalie matched 80. How many quarters did they earn in all?
350 quarters
Mrs. O'Donnell printed flyers for the upcoming Book Fair! She printed 325 on Monday, 468 flyers on Tuesday, and 815 flyers on Thursday. How many flyers did she print in all?
A. 1,620 flyers
B. 1,608 flyers
C. 1,508 flyers
D. 1,600 flyers
B. 1,608 flyers
Find 9,000 - 5,437.
3,563
The information below shows the amount of money raised for a fundraiser. Write a number sentence that uses rounding to the hundreds place to estimate the total amount of money raised.
Spring: $529
Summer: $378
Fall: $489
$500 + $400 + $500 = $1,400
What number makes the number sentence true?
93 + 88 = ____ + 93
88
Dale drove from Chicago to Milwaukee, and then to Minneapolis. The total distance he traveled was 530 miles. The distance from Chicago to Milwaukee is 97 miles. How many miles, m, did Dale travel from Milwaukee to Minneapolis?
530 - 97 = 433 miles
Last year, 2,929 people saw the school play. This year, 3,768 people saw the play. How many people saw the play last year and this year combined?
2,929 + 3,768 = 6,697 people
The auditorium has 4,000 chairs set up for a band performance. There are 1,585 tickets sold so far. How many seats are left?
Which is the best estimate of the total number of cans collected?
January: 419
February: 389
March: 462
400 + 400 + 500 = 1,300 cans
April has 513 balloons. She has 246 blue balloons, 178 green balloons, and the rest are red balloons. How many red balloons does she have?
89 red balloons