Single-Step Word Problems

Natalie buys organic almonds priced at $77 from the grocery store. How much did she pay the cashier, if she received $23 in change?

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Lara and Mae participated in a quiz contest. They scored 23 points in all. If Lara scored 9 points, how many points did Mae score?

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John was gifted a pack of crayons. He gave 13 crayons to his friend Rhea and was left with 11 crayons. How many crayons did the pack contain?

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Smith and his friends are gaming online on a popular website. An hour later, 6 friends go offline. Five of them continue playing. How many of them were gaming online altogether?

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Trevor takes up a test at school and completes it in 60 minutes. The test has two sections. If he takes 35 minutes to complete the first section, how much time does he have left to complete the second section?

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There were 25 tennis racquets and 36 hockey sticks. How many more hockey sticks are there than tennis racquets?

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Daniel found 8 rugby balls in the storeroom. Mr. Adams said there should be a total of 11 rugby balls. How many rugby balls were missing?

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Ms. Merilyn is the teacher for Grade 1. She has 10 boys and 12 girls in her class. How many students are there in the class?

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Dylan as 54 Mickey Mouse hats and Makinzie has 29 princess hats. How many hats do they have in all?

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The lunch room has 94 seats for all of the students. During lunch time, 100 students showed up. How many more seats were needed to fit all of the students?

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