1. Addition Word Problems
1. Gina picks 28 flowers. Hannah picks 36 flowers.How many flowers did they pick
in all? Answer: 64 flowers
2. Kyle has 45 rocks.Leo has 39 rocks.How many rocks do they have in all?
Answer: 84 rocks
3. Patty has 64 crayons.She buys 8 more.How many crayons does she have now?
Answer: 72 crayons
4. Matt sees 29 ducks.14 more fly in. How many ducks does Matt see now?
Answer: 43 ducks
1. Alfonso drove 2,347 miles to Florida.A week later, he drove 2,483 miles home.
How many miles did he drive in all?Answer: 4,830 miles
2. Last year, Jamal earned $840 cutting lawns.This year, he earned $1,497 cutting
lawns. How much did he earn during these two years? Answer: $2,337
3. Molly is writing a book.She wrote 4,450 words last month.
She wrote 6,799 words this month.How many words did she write during these two
months? Answer: 11,249 words
4. Darryl is a roofer.He has a box with 895 roofing nails in it.
He buys another box of 1,250 nails.How many roofing nails does he have in all?
Answer: 2,145 roofing nails
Subtraction
1. The Buffalo Wildcats played the New York Bulldogs in a football game. The
Wildcats scored 42 points.The Bulldogs scored 28 points. How many more
points did the Wildcats score than the Bulldogs?Answer: 14 more points
2. James and Marla each have a bag of marbles.James has 229 marbles. Marla
has 455 marbles.How many more marbles does Marla have than James?Answer:
226 marbles
3. Harry is reading a chapter book that has 432 pages. He has already read 116
pages. How many pages does he have left to read? Answer: 316 pages
4. Kristine and her friends are raising money for charity. They hope to raise $900 to
reach their goal. So far, they have $780. How much more do they need to collect in
order to reach their goal? Answer: $120