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Lesson 13: Problems About Comparing — Practice Questions

  1. 1. A farm grew 634 pumpkins and 287 watermelons. How many more pumpkins than watermelons did the farm grow? The difference is ___.

  2. 2. A candy store sold 815 lollipops on Saturday and 678 lollipops on Sunday. To find out how many more lollipops were sold on Saturday, which operation should be used?

    • A. Addition
    • B. Subtraction
    • C. Multiplication
    • D. Division
  3. 3. The public library has 502 mystery books and 365 adventure books. How many fewer adventure books than mystery books does the library have? The difference is ___.

  4. 4. A city has two elementary schools. Oakwood Elementary has 941 students and Maple Elementary has 753 students. Which equation correctly finds the difference, $d$, in the number of students?

    • A. $941 + 753 = d$
    • B. $d - 753 = 941$
    • C. $941 - 753 = d$
    • D. $753 - 941 = d$
  5. 5. A video game has a high score of 8,450 points. Your score is 6,980 points. How many more points do you need to tie the high score? You need ___ points.

  6. 6. On April 10, 2023, David needs to know his sister's age. His sister was born on November 5, 2011. What is her correct age in years? ___

  7. 7. If you calculate an age by subtracting the birth year from the current year, when must you subtract 1 from that result to find the correct age?

    • A. When the birth month comes after the current month.
    • B. When the birth month comes before the current month.
    • C. When the person was born in an even-numbered year.
    • D. You should never subtract 1.
  8. 8. As of October 20, 2024, how old is someone who was born on March 15, 2015? The person is ___ years old.

  9. 9. A form is being filled out on February 8, 2026. It asks for the age of a child, Sam, who was born on July 22, 2014. What is Sam's correct age?

    • A. 10
    • B. 11
    • C. 12
    • D. 13
  10. 10. Using the formula $\text{Later} - \text{earlier} = \text{difference}$, find the years that passed between the founding of the United States in 1776 and the start of the Civil War in 1861. The difference is ___ years.