Adding and Subtracting Word Problems

There were 641 roosters, 76 pigs, and 90 cows on a farm. How many more roosters are there than pigs and cows combined?

You were given $70 for your birthday by family members. You went to the toy store and spent some of your money on a new video game which was $12, a zhu zhu pet which was $16, and a pack of Pokemon cards which were $10. How much money do you now have after buying the items from the toy store?

Mrs. Sean's class raised $921 selling chocolate for a school fundraiser. Mr. Pang's class raised $786 for the fundraiser. How much more did Mrs. Sean's class raise for the fundraiser?

In October, a game warden released 659 trout and 215 snapper in to a lake. In November, she released 742 trout and 327 snapper into the lake. How many more trout than snapper were released in November?

It rained 0.72 inches on Monday. On Tuesday, it rained 0.34 inches less than on Monday. How much did it rain on Tuesday?

Tucker bought 2.78 pounds of melon and 2.27 pounds of cherries. How much fruit did he buy in all?

A bee colony produced 0.6 pounds of honey, but bears ate 0.3 pounds of it. How much honey remains?

After buying some bananas for $64.90, Larry has $3.96 left. How much money did Larry have to begin with?

Steve gives $78.88 to Gerald. If Steve started with $95.61, how much money does he have left?

Paul has $49.75 and Steven has $14.22. How much more does Paul have than Steven?