Addition & Subtraction Word Problems

Addy and Abby each have 125 rubber bracelets. How many do they have together?

Nathan decided he only has $490 to spend on food for his party. One place he is buying wings from costs $250. How much money will he have left to spend on more food?

Rodney has 329 Pokémon cards and his friend Chris has 412. How many Pokémon cards do they have in all?

Tim has been saving cans to take to the recycling center. He has saved 700, but the center only takes 425 per day. How many cans will be left over?

Andy grew 132 flowers. Shannon grew 45. How many more flowers does Andy have than Shannon?

Meghan has 569 scarecrows. Jim has 83. About how many more scarecrows does Meghan have than Jim?

. Lukas has 400 Pokémon cards, but over the weekend he lost 111. How many does he have left?

Karen got $128 after cleaning two different houses. She’s trying to save up for a cruise that costs $465. How much more money does Karen need to earn to go on the cruise?

Delaney got her phone bill for $195. She only had $127 in her account, so she asked her dad for the rest of the money. How much does she need from her dad?

Kerrigan raked 319 leaves. Abigail raked 91. About how many more leaves did Kerrigan rake compared to Abigail?

Isaiah got 20 presents for his birthday. He has 5 left to open. How many presents did he already open?

Jonny brought in 210 chocolate chip cookies for the bake sale. He also brought in 173 sugar cookies. How many cookies did he bring for the bake sale in all?

Gavin found 8,218 acorns. Grady found 3,932 acorns. How many acorns did they find in all?

A family brought 30 sandwiches for their camping trip. During the night, a bear came & took 17 of their sandwiches. How many sandwiches do they have left?

Ayden has 122 dojo points. Her friend Bri has 131 dojo points. How many points do the two girls have altogether?