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Food Drive Word Problems

Section 1: Basic Calculation Problems (15 questions × 1 point each = 15 points)

Solve each addition or subtraction problem. Show your work!

  1. The Maple Street group collected 127 cans. The Oak Lane group collected 238 cans. How many cans did they collect together?
    Answer: ______
  2. The food bank started with 415 boxes of pasta. They gave out 193 boxes to families. How many boxes are left?
    Answer: ______
  3. On Monday, volunteers sorted 209 cans. On Tuesday, they sorted 185 more. How many cans did they sort in all?
    Answer: ______
  4. A donor brought 500 cans. Volunteers already had 324 cans from earlier. How many total cans do they have now?
    Answer: ______
  5. The goal was to collect 450 cans. So far, they have 267 cans. How many more cans are needed to reach the goal?
    Answer: ______
  6. On the first day, 138 people donated food. On the second day, 256 people donated. How many people donated in total?
    Answer: ______
  7. The food bank had 489 jars of peanut butter. They used 177 jars for care packages. How many jars are left?
    Answer: ______
  8. Ms. Lee’s class brought in 145 items. Mr. Garcia’s class brought in 168 items. How many items did both classes bring?
    Answer: ______
  9. There were 400 cans of soup in stock. After a distribution, 215 cans remained. How many cans were given out?
    Answer: ______
  10. Volunteers packed 312 bags on Saturday and 187 bags on Sunday. How many bags did they pack over the weekend?
    Answer: ______
  11. The food drive collected 275 cans of vegetables and 124 cans of fruit. How many cans of vegetables and fruit were collected?
    Answer: ______
  12. A truck delivered 500 boxes. Volunteers unloaded 278 boxes in the morning. How many boxes are still on the truck?
    Answer: ______
  13. Before the drive, the pantry had 360 cans. After the drive, they had 498 cans. How many new cans were added?
    Answer: ______
  14. Students collected 190 cans from the north side of town and 205 cans from the south side. How many cans is that altogether?
    Answer: ______
  15. The food bank needs 500 cans of tuna. They have 386 cans. How many more are needed?
    Answer: ______

Section 2: Simple Word Problems (5 questions × 2 points each = 10 points)

Read each problem carefully. Write the equation and solve.

  1. The food bank received 245 cans on Monday. They received 153 cans on Tuesday. How many cans did they receive in all?
    Answer: ______
  2. Volunteers had 400 boxes of cereal. They gave out 129 boxes to families. How many boxes of cereal are left?
    Answer: ______
  3. A school collected 178 cans of soup. Another school collected 219 cans of soup. How many cans of soup did both schools collect?
    Answer: ______
  4. The pantry started with 312 jars of jelly. They used 84 jars. How many jars of jelly are still in the pantry?
    Answer: ______
  5. On Friday, 137 people volunteered. On Saturday, 208 people volunteered. How many people volunteered on both days?
    Answer: ______

Section 3: Slightly Challenging Word Problems (5 questions × 5 points each = 25 points)

Think: You may need two steps. Decide whether to add or subtract.

  1. The food drive goal was 600 cans. On the first day, they collected 275 cans. On the second day, they collected 198 cans. How many more cans do they need to reach the goal?
    Answer: ______
  2. A store donated 500 cans of vegetables. Volunteers used 145 cans on Monday and 203 cans on Tuesday. How many cans of vegetables are left?
    Answer: ______
  3. Before the food drive, the pantry had 420 cans. After the drive, they had 695 cans. Later, they gave out 175 cans to families. How many cans are in the pantry now?
    Answer: ______
  4. Volunteers packed 250 bags of food in the morning. They packed 175 bags in the afternoon. They delivered 300 bags to a shelter. How many bags are left to deliver?
    Answer: ______
  5. On Thursday, 115 people donated food. On Friday, 38 more people donated than on Thursday. On Saturday, 127 people donated. How many people donated over these three days?
    Answer: ______

End of Test – Please review your work before submitting.

Answer Key (For Teacher Use)

Section 1: Basic Calculation Problems

  1. 365
  2. 222
  3. 394
  4. 824
  5. 183
  6. 394
  7. 312
  8. 313
  9. 185
  10. 499
  11. 399
  12. 222
  13. 138
  14. 395
  15. 114

Section 2: Simple Word Problems

  1. 398
  2. 271
  3. 397
  4. 228
  5. 345

Section 3: Slightly Challenging Word Problems

  1. 127
  2. 152
  3. 520
  4. 125
  5. 396
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