Word Problems
Nayin traveled 352 miles last year. His brother traveled 294 miles. How many miles did they travel in all?
646 miles
A moose weighs 1,820 pounds. A camel weighs 1,521 pounds. How much more does a moose weigh than a camel?
299 pounds
Rachel had 130 almonds and 128 cashews in her lunch. She shared 50 of the nuts with her friends. How many nuts did she have left for herself?
208 nuts
4,378 + 2,489 = ?
6,867
There is a mother elephant and a baby elephant at the zoo. The mother elephant weights 6,934 pounds and the baby weights 377 pounds. How much do they weigh altogether?
7,311 pounds
A page has 225 words. A shorter page has 123 words. How many more words does the longer page have than the shorter page?
102 words
Michael came out of the dungeon with 345 silver coins and 549 gold coins. But then a skeleton attacked him and ran off with 178 of his coins. How many coins did he have left?
716 coins
17,749 + 9,742 = ?
27,491
Adrian drove 463 miles in his new car the first week he owned it. He drove 1,194 miles the second week. How many miles did Adrian drive these two weeks?
1,657 miles
There were 5,212 popsicles eaten last summer. There were 6,935 popsicles eaten this summer. How many more popsicles were eaten this year than last year?
1,723 popsicles
Christopher had 520 comic books in his collection. He sold 145 of them back to the comic book store. Then he used that money to buy 253 new comic books. How many does he have now?
628 comic books
4,625 - 3,423 = ?
1,202
Betty's Bakery sells 2,012 muffins each week. They also sell 5,025 cookies and 416 cakes each week. How many total items does the bakery sell each week?
7,453 items
Reia wants to buy a car that costs $35,500. There is a sale on Sunday. If she buys the car on Sunday, she will save $2,400. How much will the car cost on Sunday?
$32,600 on Sunday
There were 267 pencils in the box at the start of class. Students borrowed 53 of them, but at the end of class only 30 pencils were put back. How many pencils were in the box when class ended?
244 pencils
7,888 - 1,470 = ?
6,418
Liam's drawing group is selling coupon books for charity. Liam sold 123 books and his friend Paris sold 531. They have 6 books left to sell. How many total books did the two boys have to sell?
654 books
Salma and her mother baked 4,248 cookies. She took 1,550 cookies to school. How many cookies did she have left?
2,698 cookies
The school year began with 736 students. For various reasons, 45 of the students left. However, 180 new students enrolled after school started. How many students does the school have now?
871 students
1,765 + 455 + 6,789 = ?
9,009