One Step Word Problems

I made 2 dozen cookies. 10 of the cookies are chocolate chip. The rest of the cookies are peanut butter. How many peanut butter cookies are there?

• 14

• 20

• 24

• 12

Answer explanation

There are 24 cookies in total. Subtracting the 10 chocolate chip cookies leaves 14 peanut butter cookies.

Max had 15 markers. Emma had 8 markers. How many more markers did Max have than Emma?

• 8

• 6

• 7

• 23

Answer explanation

Max had 15 markers and Emma had 8 markers. To find the difference, subtract Emma's markers from Max's markers: 15 - 8 = 7. Therefore, Max had 7 more markers than Emma.

Grace had 26 pencils. Jake had 6. How many more pencils did Grace have?

• 20

• 18

• 22

• 32

Answer explanation

To find out how many more pencils Grace had, subtract Jake's pencils from Grace's. 26 - 6 = 20. Therefore, Grace had 20 more pencils than Jake.

Gabbie had 23 toy cars. Ben had 4 more than that. How many toy cars did Ben have?

• 19

• 27

• 27

• 9

Answer explanation

Ben had 23 + 4 = 27 toy cars. Therefore, Ben had 27 toy cars.

Riley ate 9 cookies. Evan ate twice as much as that. How much did Evan eat?

• 16

• 9

• 12

• 18

Answer explanation

Evan ate twice as much as Riley, who ate 9 cookies. Therefore, Evan ate 9 x 2 = 18 cookies. The correct answer is 18.

Erin had 18 erasers. Jeff had 5 more than that. How many erasers did Jeff have?

• 23

• 13

• 23

• 12

Answer explanation

Jeff had 18 + 5 = 23 erasers, so the correct answer is 23.

Victor has 19 stuffed animals. Lucy has 4 fewer than that. How many stuffed animals does Lucy have?

• 23

• 24

• 16

• 15

Answer explanation

Lucy has 4 fewer stuffed animals than Victor, so she has 19 - 4 = 15 stuffed animals. Therefore, the correct answer is 15.

Josh has 24 crayons. Jessy has 15 fewer than that. How many crayons does Jessy have?

• 9

• 10

• 39

• 8

Answer explanation

Jessy has 24 - 15 = 9 crayons. Therefore, Jessy has 9 crayons.

Mary had 14 stuffed animals. Don has half that amount. How many stuffed animals does Don have?

• 14

• 28

• 6

• 7

Answer explanation

Don has half the amount of stuffed animals Mary has, so he has 7 stuffed animals (14 / 2 = 7). Therefore, the correct answer is 7.

Nancy eats 50 calories at breakfast. Blaine eats triple that amount. How many calories did Blaine eat at breakfast?

• 100

• 150

• 25

• 200

Answer explanation

Blaine eats triple the amount Nancy eats, so he ate 50 x 3 = 150 calories more than Nancy. Therefore, Blaine ate 50 + 150 = 200 calories at breakfast.