WORD PROBLEMS

1. A factory sold 27,896 bikes in the year 2012, 26,127 bikes in the year 2013 and 13,117 bikes in
the year 2014. How many bikes did the factory sell in 3 years?
2. Take away 29,789 from 53,102.
3. Find 2035 less than 67042.
4. Take away 5000 from 55500.
5. Fill in the blanks:

(a) 11,328 + _______ = 11,328

(b) 1 + 23,669 = _______ + _______

(c) 3,054 + 1,991 = _______ + 3,054

(d) (8,243 + 11,007) + 3,288 = _______ + (11,007 + 3,288) = _______

6. 1 less than 90,000 = _______
7. At the book fair, the third grade teachers bought 37,550 books and the tenth grade teachers
bought 76,343 books for the school library. How many more books did the tenth grade teachers
buy?
8. In a garden, there are 36,050 rose bushes. Of these, 11,580 are red rose bushes, 2,197 are
yellow rose bushes and the remaining are white rose bushes. How many are white rose
bushes?
9. In the Wonderland amusement park, 15,300 tickets were available. On the first day 4,502 tickets
were sold and on the second day 7,835 tickets were sold. How many tickets were left unsold?
10. Fill in the missing digits:

11. Fill in the missing digits:

12. The population of a village is 79,376. The number of females is 34,419. What is the number of
males?
13. Solve the following:

(a) Find 23,347 more than 43,999.

 (b) Find 12,000 increased by 45,050.

(c) Add the greatest 4-digit number with the smallest 5-digit number.
14. Round off the following:
I. 78209 ( TO THE NEAREST 100’S)
II. First find the actual sum and then find the estimated sum.

III. Round off to the nearest 100.

(a) 497

(b) 310

(c) 675

(d) 920

(e) 970
IV. Round off to the nearest 1000.