Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
LO: to solve word problems using addition and subtraction
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 many runs did they score altogether?
5. Jenny has $5.60. She spends $2.80 on a present for her brother.
How much money does she have left?
6. Abi collects stamps. She has 351 in a box and 456 in a book.
How many does she have altogether?
7. A lorry driver has a 561km journey. He stops for a break after 314km.
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.
How many does Abi have?
Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Answers
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? 559
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
7. A lorry driver has a 561km journey. He stops for a break after 314km.
How much further has he to travel? 247
8. A pack of Christmas cards costs $5.40.
How much change would there be from $10.00? $4.60
9. A packet of lentils weighs 450g and a packet of kidney beans weighs 385g.
How much do they both weigh altogether? 835g
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)
