Add to 10,000
Subtract to 10,000
Place Value & Expanded Form
Two Step Word Problems
Challenge
100

2,346+1,253

3,689

100

5,784-2,341

3,443


100

Write 4,372 in expanded form

4,000+300+70+2 

100

Mia read 125 pages on Monday and 148 pages on Tuesday. Her book has 400 pages. How many pages does she still need to read?

127 pages. Add 125+148=273; subtract 400-273=127

100

Which is greater, and by how much: 6,208 or 5,879?

6,208 is greater by 329.

200

3,587+2,416

6,003

200

7,002-3,486

3,516

200

Use expanded form to add: 8,672+2,981=

11,653

200

There were 2,350 tickets. On Monday 725 were sold and on Tuesday 816 were sold. How many tickets were sold in all, and

how many remained?

1,541 sold; 809 remained. Add 725+816, then subtract from 2,350.

200

Find the missing number: 3,675 + ___ = 8,200.

4,525

300

Use place value or expanded form to solve: 4,268 +3,517=

7,785

300

Use place value or expanded form to solve: 8,431-2,756

5,675

300

Explain why 3,999+2,005=6,004 using place value

adding using expanded form and regrouping needed if done by combining place value

300

A store had 6,000 pencils. It sold 1,475 in the morning and 2,138 in the afternoon. How many pencils were left?

2,387. Subtract 1,475 and 2,138 from 6,000 (or add sold amounts first, then subtract).

300

A class goal is 10,000 reading minutes. They logged 3,825 minutes in Week 1 and 2,976 in Week 2. How many more minutes

do they need?

3,199. Add 3,825+2,976=6,801; subtract from 10,000.

400

A school collected 3,875 cans in September and 4,946 cans in October. How many cans did it collect altogether?

8,821


400

A library had 9,250 books. It donated 3,684. How many books do they have altogether?

5,566

400

Use place value to subtract 6,754-2,321

4,433

400

A museum had 3,245 visitors on Saturday. On Sunday it had 875 more visitors than Saturday. How many visitors came over

both days?

7,365. Sunday: 3,245+875=4,120; total: 3,245+4,120=7,365.

400

A theater sold 2,485 tickets Friday. Saturday it sold 1,260 more than Friday. Sunday it sold 975 fewer than Saturday. How

many tickets were sold on Sunday?

2,770. Saturday: 3,745; Sunday: 3,745-975=2,770.

500

Amy collected 6,657 stickers. Abigail has 3,675 stickers. How many more does Amy have?

2,982

500

A library lost 3,879 books. It had 10,000 books. How many books does it have now that they lost those books?

6,121 books


500

Use expanded form to add 2,341 +4,526

6,867

500

A hair salon ordered 3,875 shampoo bottles from the store. On Monday 1,785 shampoo bottles were delivered. On Tuesday, the hair salon received 927 more shampoo bottles. How many shampoo bottles does the store have now?

The answer is 3,334 shampoo bottles. Step one was subtracting and step two was adding.

500

Which is less and by how much? 16,973 ___ 29,431

16,973 is less by 12,458. I subtracted!