Mixed Addition - Subtraction Word Problems - Ticket Booth to Challenge Problem

Sep 23, 2026

Uploaded by Noah

Mixed addition and subtraction word problems focused on a school carnival. Students decide whether to add or subtract, write an equation, and solve for totals, differences, and remaining amounts across ten scenarios: tickets, balloons, prizes, funnel cakes, rings, raffle tickets, stuffed animals, students in line, Jamal’s tickets, and total visitors by day’s end. An answer key provides the correct equations and results.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages4

Reading Time10 min

AccessFree to download

Ticket Booth

Balloon Popping Game

Prize Table

Funnel Cake Stand

Ring Toss Game

Raffle Tickets

Stuffed Animal Prizes

Face Painting Line

Game Tickets Left

Challenge Problem - Total Visitors at the Carnival

Name: _________________________________________ Mixed Addition & Subtraction Word ProblemsDirections: Read each word problem about the school carnival. Decide if you need to add or subtract. Write an equation and solve. Show your work if youneed extra space. # 1. Ticket Booth At the start of the day, the ticket booth sells 38 tickets.Later, it sells 27 more tickets. How many tickets does the booth sell in all? • Equation: Answer: tickets # 2. Balloon Popping Game There were 45 balloons at the popping game.Players popped 19 of the balloons. How many balloons are left? • Equation: Answer: balloons # 3. Prize Table The prize table starts with 56 small prizes. During the morning, students win 24 of them. How many small prizes are still on the prize table? • Equation: Answer: prizes 1 Mashup Math LLC | All Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com # 4. Funnel Cake Stand The funnel cake stand sells 23 funnel cakes before lunch and 35 funnel cakes afterlunch. How many funnel cakes does the stand sell in all? • Equation: Answer: funnel cakes # 5. Ring Toss Game There are 60 rings at the ring toss game. Students use 37 rings during the first hour.How many rings are left? • Equation: ______________________________ Answer: ________ rings # 6. Raffle Tickets Students buy 49 raffle tickets in the morning and 28 raffle tickets in the afternoon. How many raffle tickets are bought altogethe r? • Equation: Answer: tickets # 7. Stuffed Animal Prizes There are 32 stuffed animal prizes. Students win 18 of them.Then the teacher adds 10 more stuffed animals to the table.How many stuffed animals are on the table now? • Equation: Answer: stuffed animals 2 Mashup Math LLC | All Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com # 8. Face Painting Line There are 27 students in line for face painting.After a while, 11 students finish and leave the line.Then 9 more students join the line. How many students are in line now? • Equation: Answer: students # 9. Game Tickets Left Jamal starts the carnival with 50 game tickets. He uses 17 tickets at different gamesand then wins 12 more tickets as a prize.How many game tickets does Jamal have now? • Equation: Answer: tickets • • # 10. Challenge Problem – Total Visitors at the CarnivalIn the morning, 86 people visit the school carnival. In the afternoon, 73 more people arrive. By the end of the day, 42 people have already gone home. How many people are still at the carnival? Equation: Answer: people Mashup Math LLC | All Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com 3 ANSWER KEY 1. 38 + 27 = 65 → 65 tickets 2. 45 − 19 = 26 → 26 balloons 3. 56 − 24 = 32 → 32 prizes 4. 23 + 35 = 58 → 58 funnel cakes 5. 60 − 37 = 23 → 23 rings 6. 49 + 28 = 77 → 77 tickets 7. 32 − 18 + 10 = 24 → 24 stuffed animals 8. 27 − 11 + 9 = 25 → 25 students 9. 50 − 17 + 12 = 45 → 45 tickets 10. 86 + 73 − 42 = 117 → 117 people 4 Mashup Math LLC | All Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com

FAQs

How do you decide whether to add or subtract in each problem?

Read what happens to the starting amount, such as “sells 27 more” (add) or “popped 19” (subtract), then choose the matching operation and write an equation.

What types of results do these word problems ask for?

They ask for totals in all, how many are left, how many remain on a table, and how many people are still at the carnival after arrivals and departures.

What should you do to show your work?

Write an equation for the situation and solve it; the worksheet requests showing your work if you need extra space.

Sep 23, 2026

Uploaded by Noah