Word Problems
A library has 368 fiction books and 457 nonfiction books.
How many books are there in the library altogether?
825 books
A farmer picked 950 apples from an orchard. He sold 468 apples at the market.
How many apples does he have left?
482 apples
Round to the nearest ten:
346 → ______
350
A school library has 198 books on one shelf and 403 books on another shelf.
About how many books are there altogether?
A. 500
B. 600
C. 700
D. 800
B. 600
584 + 316 = ____ + 320
580
A school ordered 725 pencils. After a week, 289 pencils were used.
How many pencils are left?
436 pencils
A video game store sold 357 games on Saturday and 418 games on Sunday.
How many games were sold over the weekend?
775 games
Round to the nearest hundred:
582 → ______
600
A farmer picked 512 apples in the morning and 289 apples in the afternoon.
About how many apples did the farmer pick in all?
A. 600
B. 700
C. 800
D. 900
C. 800
729 + 148 = ____ + 150
727
Emma collected 284 seashells on Monday and 376 seashells on Tuesday.
How many seashells did she collect in all?
660 seashells
A hiker walked 820 meters on a trail. She stopped after walking 395 meters.
How many meters does she still need to walk?
425 meters
Round to the nearest ten:
719 → ______
720
There are 642 students in a school. 318 students go on a field trip.
About how many students stay at school?
A. 200
B. 300
C. 400
D. 500
B. 300
902 − 371 = ____ − 370
903
There were 600 students at an assembly. 148 students left early.
How many students stayed until the end?
452 students
There are 246 red balloons and 389 blue balloons at a festival.
How many balloons are there in total?
635 balloons
Round to the nearest hundred:
1,248 → ______
1,200
A toy store sold 376 toys on Saturday and 421 toys on Sunday.
About how many toys were sold over the weekend?
A. 700
B. 800
C. 900
D. 1,000
B. 800
665 − 248 = ____ − 250
667
A bakery baked 432 muffins in the morning and 219 muffins in the afternoon.
How many muffins did the bakery bake that day?
651 muffins
A warehouse had 1,000 boxes. After shipping out 673 boxes, how many boxes remain?
327 boxes
Round to the nearest thousand:
3,462 → ______
3,000
A warehouse has 1,482 boxes. The warehouse ships 703 boxes.
About how many boxes are left?
A. 600
B. 700
C. 800
D. 900
C. 800
438 + 562 = ____ + 560
440