Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Solve the following problems:

1. There are 167 books in one classroom and 392 books in the other.

How many books are there altogether in both classrooms?

2. Jay has a collection of 263 football cards. His brother has 189.

How many more football cards does Jay have?

3. A family drive 289km from Canberra to Sydney, and then 149km on to Newcastle.

How far did they travel altogether?

4. A cricket team score 456 in the first innings and 249 in the second innings.

How much further has he to travel?

8. A pack of Christmas cards costs $5.40.

How much change would there be from $10.00?

9. A packet of lentils weighs 450g and a packet of kidney beans weighs 385g.

How much do they both weigh altogether?

10. A shopkeeper has 367 bottles of lemonade.

He orders 480 more. How many bottles of lemonade will he have now?

Challenge:

Two children have 720 marbles between them.

Jay has 126 more than Abi.

2. Jay has a collection of 263 football cards. His brother has 189.

How many more football cards does Jay have? 74

3. A family drive 289km from Canberra to Sydney, and then 149km on to Newcastle.

How far did they travel altogether? 438

4. A cricket team score 456 in the first innings and 249 in the second innings.

How many runs did they score altogether? 705

5. Jenny has $5.60. She spends $2.80 on a present for her brother.

How much money does she have left? $2.80

6. Abi collects stamps. She has 351 in a box and 456 in a book.

How many does she have altogether? 807

10. A shopkeeper has 367 bottles of lemonade.

He orders 480 more. How many bottles of lemonade will he have now? 847

Challenge:

Two children have 720 marbles between them.

Jay has 126 more than Abi.

How many does Abi have? 297 (360 - 63)