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Jimmy’s goal is to read 150 pages of his
book by Friday. He read 20 pages on
Monday and 32 pages on Tuesday. How
many more pages does he need to read
by the end of the week to reach his
goal?
98 pages
Niko has a total of 71 chickens and
goats on his farm. If he has 38 chickens,
how many goats does he have?
33 goats
Mr. Williams sent 192 text
messages last month, but he sent
only 141 this month. How many
more text messages did he send
last month?
51 messages
There are 365 days in a year. Quentin
spends 180 days in school, 17 days
camping, and the remaining days
relaxing at home. How many days does
Quentin have for relaxation?
168 days
Sara practiced playing guitar for 20
hours in January, for 22 hours in
February, and for 19 hours in March.
How many more hours did she play
combined in February and March than in
January?
21 hours
The snack stand sells drinks in sizes
small, medium, and large. Last night, it
sold 120 small drinks. It sold 48 more
medium drinks than small drinks. How
many small and medium drinks did it
sell?
288 drinks
Cast members voted on what flavor of
juice they wanted to serve at their cast
party; 23 members voted for apple
juice, 35 members voted for grape
juice, and 56 members voted for
orange juice. How many members of
the cast voted?
114 members
There are 967 books in the preschool
library; 420 books are softcover, and
the remaining books are hardcover. How
many books are hardcover?
547 books
Mishka collected 25 trading cards in
August, 124 cards in September, and 37
cards in October. What is the total
number of cards he had after those 3
months?
186 cards
At Newbury Elementary School, there
are 65 second graders, 72 third graders,
and 66 fourth graders. How many
students are in Grades 2, 3, and 4?
203 students
There are 105 high school band members; 37
students play percussion instruments, 42 play
woodwind instruments, and the remaining
participants play brass instruments. How
many students play brass instruments?
26 players
A restaurant sets up a buffet stand with
320 napkins, 205 cups, and 190
spoons. How many more napkins and
spoons are there than cups?
305 napkins than spoons
There were 497 kids who bought school
lunch on Monday, but only 365 kids
bought school lunch on Tuesday. How
many more kids bought lunch on
Monday?
132 kids
There were 650 audience members at
the concert; 300 members were
parents, 172 members were
grandparents, and the rest were
children. How many audience members
were children?
178 children
In Nolan’s garden, there are 32 tomato
plants, 17 cucumber plants, and 19
pepper plants. How many more tomato
and cucumber plants does Nolan have
than pepper plants?
30 plants
A local hardware store is having an
end-of-season sale. All rakes are now
$22, all leaf blowers are $48, and all
leaf bags are $18. What is the combined
cost of the two least expensive sale
items?
$40
The cafeteria serves three flavors of
smoothies: banana, berry, and mango.
Last week, they sold 132 banana
smoothies, 67 berry smoothies, and 25
mango smoothies. How many more
banana and berry smoothies did the
cafeteria sell than mango smoothies?
174 smoothies
When the Robertson family went to the beach
in the morning, it was 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
By noon, the temperature had risen 15
degrees; however, when they left the beach at
the end of the day, the temperature had fallen
6 degrees. What was the temperature at the
beach when they left?
79 degrees
Nina’s gymnastics team raised $140 at
their fundraiser. They spent $35 on
refreshments, and the remaining
money was profit. How much money
did they earn in profit?
$105
An online pet store is selling all bags of
cat food for $39 and all bags of dog
food for $45. What is the combined
cost of one bag of cat food and two
bags of dog food?
$129