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Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
1. There were 267 students at Lakeshore Middle School. On Tuesday, 127 of those students
left for a field trip. How many Students were left at school on Tuesday?
2. The book store had stocked 500 copies of Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss.
They sold 258 copies that day. How many copies remained at the end of the day?
3. Amy had 122 feet of rope. Her friend Lindsay had given her another rope that was
198 feet long. What was the total number of feet she had in both ropes?
4. In May, 1,232 visitors came to the Picasso Art Museum. In June, 1,859 visitors came.
How many people came to the museum during those two months?
5. Adam had recorded 142 hours of television on his DVR. The unit is capable of holding
160 hours. How many hours of television does he have left to record on?
6. A bus ticket to South Carolina costs $87. A hotel room costs $235 for the week.
How much will it cost Adrian to take a bus to South Carolina and spend a week at the
hotel?
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ANSWER KEY
Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
1. There were 267 students at Lakeshore Middle School. On Tuesday, 127 of those students
left for a field trip. How many Students were left at school on Tuesday?
140 students left
2. The book store had stocked 500 copies of Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss.
They sold 258 copies that day. How many copies remained at the end of the day?
242 copies left
3. Amy had 122 feet of rope. Her friend Lindsay had given her another rope that was
198 feet long. What was the total number of feet she had in both ropes?
320 feet of rope
4. In May, 1,232 visitors came to the Picasso Art Museum. In June, 1,859 visitors came.
How many people came to the museum during those two months?
3,091 visitors
5. Adam had recorded 142 hours of television on his DVR. The unit is capable of holding
160 hours. How many hours of television does he have left to record on?
18 hours left
6. A bus ticket to South Carolina costs $87. A hotel room costs $235 for the week.
How much will it cost Adrian to take a bus to South Carolina and spend a week at the
hotel?
$322 for the trip
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