Addition and Subtraction Word Problems | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Adding and subtracting one and two step word problems

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Sam had 779 pennies in his bank. He spent 507 of his pennies. How many pennies does he have now?

272

There are 111 rose bushes currently in the park. Park workers will plant 120 more rose bushes today. How many rose bushes will the park have when the workers are finished?

231

Dan has 786 blue balloons. He gave Nancy 502 of the balloons. How many blue balloons does he have now?

284

Benny picked 126 apples and Sandy picked 113 apples from the apple tree. How many apples were picked in all?

239

There were some scissors in a drawer. Sara placed 119 more scissors in the drawer. If there are 256 scissors in the drawer, how many were in there at the beginning?

137

Nancy found 600 seashells on the beach with her friends. She lost 53 before she made it home. How many seashells does she have now?

547

Joan likes to collect coins. Joan got 18 coins from her brother, 32 coins from her mother, as well as 27 coins from Keith. However, Joan lost 31 coins. How many coins does Joan have in her piggybank?

John wants 120 cupcakes for his party. John has already made 24 fudge cupcakes, and 60 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes does John need to make?

Sara had 235 wolf stickers. Sara gave 49 stickers to John, 71 stickers to Mary and 42 stickers to Mike. How many stickers does Sara still have?

Fred wants several different color plates for his birthday. He wants to get 96 red plates, 84 orange plates, and some black plates. In total, he wants 252 plates. How many black plates should he get?

For lunch, Mary ordered 30 chicken nuggets, 34 regular french fries, and some packs of ketchup, and. If she ordered a total of 75 individual items, how many packs of ketchup did she order?

In a school, there are 542 girls and 387 boys. Altogether, how many students are there in that school?

929 students

In a game, Tim scored 248 points in the first round and 197 points in the second round. How many points did Tim score in total?

445 points

Lisa has 645 stickers, but she gave away 382 stickers to her friends. How many stickers does Lisa have left?

263 stickers

In a bakery, there are 784 cupcakes. If 392 cupcakes are sold, how many cupcakes are left in the bakery?

392 cupcakes

Jason has 369 marbles, and his brother gives him 238 more marbles. How many marbles does Jason have now?

607 marbles