Sum & Difference( Week 18 Evaluation) 1. Nancy and Joe both have a certain number of cards. If Nancy gives 3 cards to Joe, they would have the same number of the cards. How many more cards does Nancy have than Joe has? 2. A total of 9 students were playing music with flutes and bugles. There were 3 more students playing flutes than students playing bugles. How many students were playing flutes? 3. The cost of a pair of glasses plus a case is $91. If the glasses cost $59 more than the case, what is the cost (in dollars) of the glasses? 4. There were two teams with a total of 40 students who went on a field trip. One team had 6 students more than the other team. How many students were there in the bigger team? 5. A truck with its load weigh 41770 pounds. If the truck weighs 6490 pounds less than the load, how much does the load weigh in pounds? 6. Two brothers are splitting $463 of prize money they earned from a competition. They agreed that the older brother will get $79 more than the younger brother. How much money will younger brother get (in dollars)? 8. The sum of the height of two sisters is 83 inches. The older sister is 1 inch taller than the younger sister. How many inches tall is the younger sister? 9. The sum of Laura's age and Tom's age is 33. One year ago, Laura was 3 years younger than Tom. How old is Tom this year? 10. A 100-watt light bulb and a 40-watt bulb cost $0.99 and the larger watt bulb costs $0.21 more than the smaller watt bulb. How much (in dollars) does the smaller watt bulb cost? |