One Step Addition Word Problems

In the following word problem, what is the operation needed to solve the first step? Annabel was running in the Fun Run to raise money for her school. Her parents donated $8 per lap. Her grandparents donated $4 per lap. She ran 12 laps. How much money did she raise during the Fun Run?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Liam has 66 carver bucks and Axel has 39 carver bucks. Liam gave away 16 carver bucks to Axel. How much Carver bucks does Liam have now?

Mr. Jacobs have 120 orders to paint. He painted 65 of them. How many more paintings do Mr. Jacobs have to paint?

Mr. Mccray sung 31 songs at karaoke with his friends. Mrs. Huffman sung 29. How many songs did they sing altogether?

Stacy finds 24 shells at the beach. Mark finds 32 shells. Beth finds 28 shells. How many shells did the 3 friends find?

Sara has 15 apples. She buys 7 more from the store. How many apples does Sara have now?

• 20 apples

• 22 apples

• 23 apples

• 18 apples

While exercising Will did fifty-nine push-ups in the morning and fourteen more in the afternoon. How many push-ups did Will do total?

• 73

• 45

• 47

• 97

We get 15 points as a class. Then we get 12 more points. How many total points do we have?

• 30

• 23

• 27

• 3

Tony has _________ feet of rope. Amanda has _______ feet of rope. If they tie them together, about how many feet of rope will they have? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

• multiplication

• addition

• subtraction

• none of these