Addition and Subtraction worksheet

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10 questions 22 marks Sheet 1

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1 mark
Work out \(496 + 576\)
1 mark
Work out \(505 - 317\)
3 marks
(a)
Anya buys a lunchbox costing £7.61 and 3 bottles of water costing £2.55 each.

Calculate the total cost.

(b)
Anya pays with a £20 note. Work out how much change she should get.
2 marks
Work out the number that goes in each box.

(a)
\(\square + 756 = 900\)

(b)
\(581 - \square = 385\)
2 marks
(a)
Work out \(3796 + 1654\)

(b)
State the value of \(5450 - 1654\)
2 marks
84 pupils in Year 7 and 47 pupils in Year 8 at Highfield School are going on a trip to a wildlife park.

The school books 3 coaches. Each coach has 55 seats.

(a)
Work out the total number of pupils going on the trip.

(b)
Is there a seat for every pupil?

Explain your answer.
2 marks Aisha buys three things at a cafe.

Item Price

Sandwich £1.53

Orange juice £2.74

Bowl of soup £3.18

The till receipt shows a total of £7.79, which is wrong.
(a)
Work out the correct total.

(b)
Work out how much Aisha has been overcharged.
4 marks
26 passengers are on the number 14 bus when it leaves Leeds bus station.

At the first stop 6 passengers get on and 9 passengers get off.

At the second stop 13 passengers get on and 6 passengers get off.

At the third stop 4 passengers get on and 12 passengers get off.

(a)
Work out the total number of passengers who got on the bus at the three stops.

(b)
Calculate how many passengers are on the bus after the third stop.
3 marks
Isla wants to buy a new laptop costing £465.

She has already saved £50 and is given £25 for her birthday. She then earns £23 a week for 8 weeks.

Calculate how much more money Isla still needs.
2 marks
(a)
Find the value of \(26.4 + 4.93\)

(b)
Find the value of \(26.4 - 3.01\)

Item	Price
Sandwich	£1.53
Orange juice	£2.74
Bowl of soup	£3.18

Answers

\(1072\)
\(188\)
(a) \(\text{£}15.26\)
(b) \(\text{£}4.74\)
(a) \(144\)
(b) \(196\)
(a) \(5450\)
(b) \(3796\)
(a) \(131\)
(b) Yes — there are 165 seats for 131 pupils, which is enough.
(a) \(\text{£}7.45\)
(b) \(\text{£}0.34\)
(a) \(23\)
(b) \(22\)
\(\text{£}206\)
(a) \(31.33\)
(b) \(23.39\)

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