Word Problems with Addition and Subtraction: Practice and Quizzes

Question 1

A train has 15 carriages. 6 carriages are uncoupled. How many carriages are left?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

11

Answer

6

Answer

21

Question 2

A farmer has 15 cows and 12 pigs. He sells 4 cows and buys 3 more pigs. How many animals does he have in total now?

Accepted Answer

26 animals

Answer

20 animals

Answer

24 animals

Answer

30 animals

Question 3

A school has 280 students. 150 students are in Year 5 and the rest are in Year 6. How many students are in Year 6?

Accepted Answer

120 students

Answer

130 students

Answer

150 students

Answer

180 students

Question 4

A parking lot has 60 spaces. 25 cars leave the parking lot. How many spaces are empty?

Accepted Answer

35 spaces

Answer

85 spaces

Answer

60 spaces

Question 5

A school has 240 pupils. 35 new pupils join the school. How many pupils are there now?

Accepted Answer

275 pupils

Answer

205 pupils

Answer

240 pupils

Question 6

A library has 125 books. They buy 42 new books. How many books are in the library now?

Accepted Answer

167 books

Answer

83 books

Answer

125 books

Question 7

A store has 75 apples and sells some apples. They have 32 apples left. How many apples did they sell?

Accepted Answer

43 apples

Answer

107 apples

Answer

75 apples

Question 8

A parking lot has 48 spaces. Some cars leave the parking lot and 27 spaces are now empty. How many cars left the parking lot?

Accepted Answer

21 cars

Answer

75 cars

Answer

48 cars

Question 9

A farmer has 25 cows. He sells 7 cows to a neighbor. How many cows does the farmer have left?

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

25

Answer

32

Answer

16

Question 10

A train has 12 carriages. 5 more carriages are added to the train. How many carriages does the train have now?

Accepted Answer

17

Answer

6

Answer

7

Answer

16

Question 11

In Year 5, there are 24 students. 12 more students join the class. How many students are there in Year 5 now?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

12

Answer

24

Answer

48

Question 12

There are 16 children in a class. The teacher divides them into groups of 4. How many groups are there?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

4

Answer

12

Answer

16

Question 13

A farmer had 24 sheep. He sold 9 of them. How many sheep does he have left?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

21

Answer

33

Answer

45

Question 14

A train leaves London with 250 passengers. At the next station, 75 passengers get off and 50 new passengers get on. How many passengers are on the train now?

Accepted Answer

175

Answer

125

Answer

225

Answer

300

Question 15

To solve the problem: There are 14 children in a park. 7 more children enter the park. How many children are in the park now? Which operation should you use?

Accepted Answer

Addition

Answer

Subtraction

Answer

Multiplication

Answer

Division

Question 16

Which of these is NOT a step in solving word problems?

Accepted Answer

Remembering formulas

Answer

Finding the important information

Answer

Understanding the problem

Answer

Checking your answer

Question 17

A library has 540 books on its shelves. They donate 150 books to a local school and purchase 220 new books. How many books does the library have now?

Accepted Answer

610

Answer

390

Answer

760

Question 18

A shop had 32 apples.  Customers bought 15 apples. How many apples are left in the shop?

Accepted Answer

17

Answer

37

Answer

47

Answer

23

Question 19

The library had 45 books on the shelf. The librarian put 12 new books on the shelf. How many books are on the shelf now?

Accepted Answer

57

Answer

48

Answer

67

Answer

33

Question 20

There were 24 students in the school choir. 10 more students joined the choir. How many students are in the choir now?

Accepted Answer

34

Answer

14

Answer

44

Answer

26

Question 21

A baker baked 30 cupcakes. He baked 15 more cupcakes. How many cupcakes did he bake altogether?

Accepted Answer

45

Answer

38

Answer

60

Answer

15

Question 22

18 birds were singing on a tree branch. 9 birds flew away. How many birds are left on the branch?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

15

Answer

27

Answer

7

Question 23

Farmer Anne has 26 cows and 19 sheep. How many animals does she have in total?

Accepted Answer

45

Answer

35

Answer

40

Answer

55

Question 24

A baker has 35 cookies and bakes 28 more. How many cookies does the baker have in total?

Accepted Answer

63

Answer

53

Answer

13

Question 25

There are 45 birds in a tree. 17 fly away. How many birds are left in the tree?

Accepted Answer

28

Answer

62

Answer

18

Answer

32

Question 26

A baker made 324 cookies. He sold 189 cookies. How many cookies does he have left?

Accepted Answer

135

Answer

265

Answer

145

Answer

513

Question 27

There are 257 boys and 284 girls in a school. How many students are there in total?

Accepted Answer

541

Answer

441

Answer

531

Answer

37

Question 28

Tom has read 132 pages of a book. He has 89 pages left to read. How many pages are there in the whole book?

Accepted Answer

221

Answer

211

Answer

231

Answer

43

Question 29

Liam collected 278 stamps. His friend gave him 65 more stamps. How many stamps does Liam have now?

Accepted Answer

343

Answer

333

Answer

353

Answer

213

Question 30

There were 415 birds in a park. 128 birds flew away. How many birds are left in the park?

Accepted Answer

287

Answer

543

Answer

297

Question 31

Emma baked 176 cupcakes. She gave 98 cupcakes to her friends. How many cupcakes does she have left?

Accepted Answer

78

Answer

88

Answer

68

Answer

274

Question 32

There were 12 children playing in the park. 5 children left to go home. How many children are still playing in the park?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

9

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 33

A farmer has 10 sheep and 8 cows. How many animals does he have in total?

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

16

Answer

20

Answer

22

Question 34

A shop has 250 apples. They sell 120 apples. How many apples are left in the shop?

Accepted Answer

130

Answer

140

Answer

150

Answer

120

Question 35

A farmer has 25 sheep and buys 12 more. How many sheep does the farmer have in total?

Accepted Answer

37

Answer

21

Answer

41

Answer

13

Question 36

There are 15 birds sitting on a tree branch. 7 more birds fly and join them. How many birds are there on the branch now?

Accepted Answer

22

Answer

8

Answer

30

Answer

13

Question 37

A library has 32 books on the shelf.  They lend out 14 books.  How many books are left on the shelf?

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

26

Answer

12

Answer

46

Question 38

18 children are playing in the park. 6 more children come to join them.  How many children are there in the park now?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

12

Answer

10

Answer

30

Question 39

There are 42 students in Year 5. 15 students are in 5A. How many students are in 5B?

Accepted Answer

27

Answer

35

Answer

57

Answer

19

Question 40

The school library has 245 books. The librarian takes out 137 books for the classrooms. How many books are left in the library?

Accepted Answer

108

Answer

382

Answer

132

Answer

32

Question 41

There are 145 students at school.  67 students went on a field trip.  How many students stayed at school?

Accepted Answer

78

Answer

22

Answer

212

Answer

89

Question 42

A farmer has 120 sheep. He sells 45 sheep. How many sheep does the farmer have left?

Accepted Answer

75

Answer

35

Answer

85

Answer

165

Question 43

A shop has 150 apples.  They sell 89 apples in the morning. How many apples are left in the shop?

Accepted Answer

61

Answer

29

Answer

239

Answer

71

Question 44

A school has 345 students. 187 students are in year 5. How many students are in the other year groups?

Accepted Answer

158

Answer

532

Answer

53

Answer

178

Question 45

A farmer has 280 acres of land. He plants wheat on 155 acres. How many acres of land does he have left to plant?

Accepted Answer

125

Answer

135

Answer

435

Answer

35

Question 46

A shop has 425 books. They sell 278 books. How many books do they have left?

Accepted Answer

147

Answer

157

Answer

47

Answer

703

Question 47

A farmer has 360 sheep. He sells 195 sheep. How many sheep does he have left?

Accepted Answer

165

Answer

175

Answer

55

Answer

555

Question 48

A school has 450 students. 237 students are in year 6. How many students are in the other year groups?

Accepted Answer

213

Answer

63

Answer

687

Answer

223

Question 49

A baker made 36 cupcakes. He sold 18 in the morning. How many cupcakes does he have left?

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

54

Answer

28

Answer

16

Question 50

There are 25 children on a school bus. At the first stop, 12 more children get on. How many children are on the bus now?

Accepted Answer

37

Answer

27

Answer

13

Answer

35

Question 51

A florist had 48 roses. She used 22 roses to make bouquets. How many roses does she have left?

Accepted Answer

26

Answer

70

Answer

36

Answer

24

Question 52

Liam had 16 marbles. His friend gave him 13 more. Liam then lost 5 marbles. How many marbles does Liam have now?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

34

Answer

11

Answer

29

Question 53

Emily has 17 more stickers than James. James has 23 stickers. How many stickers does Emily have?

Accepted Answer

40

Answer

30

Answer

6

Answer

37

Question 54

A bakery sold 28 fewer chocolate chip cookies than oatmeal raisin cookies. They sold 53 oatmeal raisin cookies. How many chocolate chip cookies did they sell?

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

71

Answer

81

Answer

35

Question 55

There were some birds in a tree. 18 more birds came to join them. Now there are 43 birds in the tree. How many birds were there to begin with?

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

35

Answer

61

Answer

23

Question 56

Sarah baked some cookies. She gave 12 cookies to her neighbour and ate 7 herself. She now has 15 cookies left. How many cookies did she bake at first?

Accepted Answer

34

Answer

3

Answer

27