Addition Word Problems
A trucking company transports 628 tons of cargo long distance and 189 tons of cargo locally. How many tons in total does the company transport?
817 tons
At a bookstore, there are 387 fiction books and 652 history books. How many more history books than fiction books are there?
265 more history books
Find the sum
426 + 504
426 + 504 = 930
Find the difference
233 - 52 =
233 - 52 = 181
Nikki biked 315 miles in June. In July, she biked 27 fewer miles than she biked in June. How far did Nikki bike in June and July combined?
June: 315 miles
July: 315 - 27 = 288 miles
Total: 315 + 288 = 603 miles
Asha donated $354 to charities last year and another $422 this year. How much did she donate?
$776
There are 514 adults and 301 children at a water park. What is the difference between the number of adults and the number of children?
213 more adults
Solve
354 + 483 =
354 + 483 = 837
Solve
153 - 47 = 106
153 - 47 = 106
At a bookstore, there are 387 fiction books. There are 59 fewer history books than fiction books. How many history books and fiction books are there combined?
Fiction: 387 books
History: 387 - 59 = 328 books
Total: 387 + 328 = 715 books
Jacob and Raul race to a tree 359 feet away and then to a fence 242 feet away. How far do they race in all?
601 feet
Malika’s family travels 426 miles on Friday. On Saturday, they travel 278 miles. How many more miles did they travel on Friday than Saturday?
148 miles
Find the sum
912 +1,209 =
912 + 1,209 = 2,121
544 - 256 =
544 - 256 = 288
Asha donated $1,478 to charities last year. This year, she donated $489 less than last year. How much did she donate in total last year and this year?
Last year: $1,478
This year: $1,478 - 489 = $989
Total: $1,478 + 989 = $2467
Nikki biked 315 miles in June and 387 miles in July. How far did Nikki bike in June and July combined?
702 miles
There are 597 pieces of constructions paper and 632 pieces of tissue paper. How many fewer pieces of construction paper are there?
35 pieces
Solve for the sum
1,415 + 1,893 =
1,415 + 1,893 =3,308
Solve for the difference
2,079 - 592 =
2,079 - 592 = 1,487
Malika’s family traveled 1,002 miles on Friday. On Saturday, they travel 478 fewer miles than they traveled on Friday. How many miles did they travel on Friday and Saturday combined?
Friday: 1,002 miles
Saturday: 1,002 - 478 = 524 miles
Total: 1,002 + 524 = 1,526 miles
There are 597 pieces of construction paper and 632 pieces of tissue paper. How many pieces of construction and tissue paper are there combined?
1,229 pieces of paper
The Poppy Popcorn Company sold 8,958 packages of popcorn last year. Korny Kettlecorn Company sold 5,003 packages of popcorn. How much more popcorn did Korny Kettlecorn Company sell?
3,955 more packages
Solve
2,158 + 5,281
7,439
9,701 - 9,257 =
9,701 - 9,257 = 444
The Poppy Popcorn Company sold 8,958 packages of popcorn last year. Korny Kettlecorn Company sold 987 fewer packages of popcorn. How much popcorn did both companies sell combined?
Poppy Popcorn Company: 8,958 packages
Korny Kettlecorn Company: 8,958 - 987 = 7,971 packages
Total: 8,958 + 7,971 = 16,929