One-Step Word Problems Addition and Subtraction

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many total cupcakes does the bakery have?

• 727 cupcakes

• 725 cupcakes

• 720 cupcakes

• 729 cupcakes

Maggie practiced her flute for 100 minutes. Julia practiced her flute for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?

• 12 minutes

• 14 minutes

• 17 minutes

• 15 minutes

The store has 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 81 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?

• 69 baseballs

• 59 baseballs

• 70 baseballs

• 68 baseballs

There are 112 ducks at the pond. 78 ducks flew away. How many ducks are still at the pond?

• 44 ducks

• 34 ducks

• 54 ducks

• 64 ducks

Trent went to the concession stand and bought 2 sodas for $1.00 each and 3 hot dogs for $2.00 each. Which expression would you use to find out how much Trent paid in all?

• (2 - $1) + (3 - $2)

• $2 + 3 + $2

• 2 x (3 x $2)

• (2 x $1) + (3 x $2)

18 A family spent $93 at a carnival. • They spent $18 on tickets to the carnival and $36 on food. • They spent the rest of the money on games. Which equation can be used to find g, the amount of money in dollars the family spent on games?

• F 93 = g + 36 − 18

• G 93 = 18 + 36 − g

• H 93 = 36 − 18 − g

• J 93 = g + 36 + 18

Mrs. Nunez had 182 paper clips in a container on her desk. She ordered another 19 boxes, each box had 48 paper clips in it. How many paper clips does she have now.

• 912

• 3,458

• 1,094

• 8,736

Ben had 5 sheets of stickers. Each sheet had 12 stickers on it. Ben gave 23 stickers to his sister. He gave 16 stickers to his brother. Which equation can be used to determine s, how many stickers Ben has left?

• (5x12)-23-16=s

• (12+5)-23-16=s

• (5x12)-23+16=s

• (12x5)+23-16=s

Norah had 125 pennies. She used 35 pennies to buy a tootsie roll at the gas station and gave half of what was left to her sister. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of pennies Norah has now?

• p= 125+ 35 x 2

• p= (125+35) ÷ 2

• p= (125-35) ÷ 2

• p= (125-35) x 2

Ben had 5 sheets of stickers. Each sheet had 12 stickers on it. Ben gave 23 stickers to his sister. He gave 16 stickers to his brother. Which equation can be used to determine s, how many stickers Ben has left?

• (5x12)-23-16=s

• (12+5)-23-16=s

• (5x12)-23+16=s

• (12x5)+23-16=s