Addition/Subtraction Word Problems

Name: ________________________ Class: ___________

Solve the following word problems. Show number sentence and your workings.
1.

Anna needs 10,000 dollars to buy a car. She already has

3,990 dollars. How much more money does she need?

2.

What is the sum of 2,345 and 4,765?

3.

After selling 590 toys, a vendor had 970 toys left.

How many toys did the vendor have at first?

4.

After spending 985 dollars, Sandra had 2,015 dollars left.

How many money did she have at first?

5.

The price of 4 pencils is 360 cents. The price of a book is 5 dollars.

What is the total price of the pencils and the book in cents?

6.

John saved 950 dollars in January and 1,500 dollars in February.

How much more money did John save in February than in January?

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Answers
Solve the following word problems. Show number sentence and your workings.
1.

Anna needs 10,000 dollars to buy a car. She already has

3,990 dollars. How much more money does she need?

10,000 - 3,990 = 6,010 dollars

2.

What is the sum of 2,345 and 4,765?

2,345 + 4,765 = 7,110

3.

After selling 590 toys, a vendor had 970 toys left.

How many toys did the vendor have at first?

590 + 970 = 1,560 toys

4.

After spending 985 dollars, Sandra had 2,015 dollars left.

How many money did she have at first?

985 + 2,015 = 3,000 dollars

5.

The price of 4 pencils is 360 cents. The price of a book is 5 dollars.

What is the total price of the pencils and the book in cents?

360 + (5 x 100) = 860 cents

6.

John saved 950 dollars in January and 1,500 dollars in February.

How much more money did John save in February than in January?

1,500 - 950 = 550 dollars

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