This page includes a variety of Numberless Word Problems involving addition and subtraction situations.
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Old Faithful, a geyser at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, erupts about every 90 minutes. The actual time between eruptions can be anywhere between 20 minutes to almost 120 minutes. If the geyser erupted one day at 1:04p.m., what are some possible times the geyser could erupt next?
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Pumpkin Carving – Result Unknown
Mrs. Dixon has 9 pumpkins. Her children carve 5 of the pumpkins. How many pumpkins are left to carve?
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Steve Daletas won the 2018 Safeway Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay. The combined weight of his pumpkin and the runner-up was 4,306 pounds. The runner-up weighed 2,136 pounds. How much did Mr. Daletas’ winning pumpkin weigh?
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Super Bowl 01 – Difference Unknown
Tickets to Super Bowl LII in 2018 were not cheap! The most expensive ticket sold cost $22,000. The cheapest ticket sold cost $2,350. What is the difference in price between the most expensive and cheapest ticket?
Super Bowl 02 – Difference Unknown
In 2018, the average price for a ticket to Super Bowl LII was $5,540. The average price for a ticket to the Super Bowl in 2017 was $3,967. What is the difference between the average price in 2018 and 2017?
Super Bowl 03 – Lesser Quantity Unknown
In 2017, the Super Bowl was played in Houston’s NRG Stadium which seats 71,795 people. This is 5,140 more seats than Minneapolis’ US Bank Stadium, the site of the 2018 Super Bowl. How many seats does the US Bank Stadium have?
Tallest and Shortest Together 01 – Lesser Quantity Unknown
Sultan Kösen, the world’s tallest man, and Jyoti Amge, the world’s shortest woman, met in Cairo for a photo shoot to boost Egyptian tourism. Mr. Kösen is 35 years old and from Turkey. He is 91 inches tall. Miss Amge is 24 years old and from India. She is 66 inches shorter than Mr. Kösen. How tall is Miss Amge?
Tallest and Shortest Together 02 – Lesser Quantity Unknown
Sultan Kösen, the world’s tallest man, and Jyoti Amge, the world’s shortest woman, met in Cairo for a photoshoot to boost Egyptian tourism. Mr. Kösen is 35 years old and from Turkey. He is 251 centimeters tall. Miss Amge is 24 years old and from India. She is 188 centimeters shorter than Mr. Kösen. How tall is Miss Amge?
Tallest and Shortest Together 03 – Lesser Quantity Unknown
Sultan Kösen, the world’s tallest man, and Jyoti Amge, the world’s shortest woman, met in Cairo for a photoshoot to boost Egyptian tourism. Mr. Kösen is 35 years old and from Turkey. He is 2.51 meters tall. Miss Amge is 24 years old and from India. She is 1.88 meters shorter than Mr. Kösen. How tall is Miss Amge?
2016 Pumpkin Contest 02 – Lesser Quantity Unknown
Cindy Tobeck won the 2016 Safeway Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay. Her winning pumpkin weighed 1,910 pounds. The winning pumpkin in 1974, the first year this contest was held, weighed 1,778 pounds less than Mrs. Tobeck’s pumpkin. How much did the winning pumpkin weigh in 1974?
2017 Pumpkin Contest 01 – Greater Quantity Unknown
Joe Holland won the 2017 Safeway Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay. The winning pumpkin in 2016 weighed 1,910 pounds. This is 453 pounds lighter than Mr. Holland’s pumpkin. How much did Mr. Holland’s pumpkin weigh?
2018 Pumpkin Contest 03 – Difference Unknown
The Safeway Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay offers a mega-prize of $30,000 to anyone who breaks the world record for the heaviest pumpkin. In 2018, Steve Daletas didn’t break the world record, but he did earn $15,190 for winning the contest with a 2,170-pound pumpkin. What is the difference between the amount Mr. Daletas earned and the mega-prize?
Trick or Treat! – Difference Unknown
How much greater were the sales for Reese’s than Kit Kats? (includes a bar graph showing candy sales)
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