Name : ____________________    Date   : _____________

                                                      Score : _____________

Answers the following questions:

 1)  Peter had 891 books.
      He gave 550 books to his sister and 104 books to his brother.

      (a) How many books did Peter give away?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

      (b) How many books had he left?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 2)  Amanda folded 250 paper hearts.
      She folded 271 paper hearts few than Jane.

      (a) How many paper hearts did Jane fold?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

      (b) How many paper hearts did Amanda and Jane fold altogether?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 3)  There are 215 guests at a wedding dinner.
      There are 117 adults and the rest are children.
      How many children are there at the wedding dinner?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

       There are ___________ children at the wedding dinner.
 

 4)  Mrs Tan baked 362 cookies on Wednesday.
      She baked 229 fewer cookies on Wednesday than on Thursday.
      How many cookies did she bake on both days?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

       She baked ___________ cookies on both days.
 

 5)  In box A, there are 300 pencils.
      In box B, there are 78 fewer pencils than in box A.
      In box C, there are 45 more pencils than in box B.
      How many pencils are there in box C?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

       There are ___________ pencils in box C.
 

Answers:

  1) a) 550 + 104 = 654
          Peter gave away 654 books.

      b) 891 - 550 - 104 = 237
           Peter was left with 237 books.

  2) a) 250 + 271 = 521
          Jane fold 521 paper hearts.
 
      b) 521 + 250 = 771
          Amanda and Jane fold 771 altogether.

  3)  215 - 117 = 98
       There are 98 children at the wedding dinner.

  4)  362 + 229 = 591
       591 + 362 = 953
       She baked 953 cookies on both days.

  5)  Box B 300 - 78 = 222
       Box C 222 + 45 = 267
       There are 267 pencils in box C.

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