One-Step Equation Word Problem

Sam has 21 books in his library. He bought several books at a yard sale over the weekend. He now has 78 books in his library. How many books did he buy at the yard sale ?

• 89

• 57

• 75

Tim had 47 peaches left at his roadside fruit stand. He went to the orchard and picked more peaches to stock up the stand. There are now 65 peaches at the stand, how many did he pick?

• 23

• 124

• 18

There are 37 rose bushes currently in the park. Park workers will plant more rose bushes today. When the workers are finished there will be 87 rose bushes in the park. How many rose bushes did the workers plant today ?

• 50

• 117

• 45

Cindy has 23 lollipops. Her mom gave her some more. Now she has 45. How may lollipops did her mom give her.

• 22

• 68

• 44

Write an algebraic equation to represent the situation.

There are two first grade classes at a school. There are 16 students in one class. There are 28 total students in first grade. How many students are in the other class?

Write an algebraic equation for the following situation.

Nancy had 37 peaches left at her roadside fruit stand. She went to the orchard and picked more peaches to stock up the stand. There are now 63 peaches at the stand, how many did she pick ?

Write an algebraic equation for the following situation.

Joan found 51 seashells on the beach, she gave Alyssa some of them. She has 45 seashells left. How many seashells did she give to Alyssa ?

Write an algebraic equation for the following situation After paying $5.12 for a salad, Nora has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad?

Last Friday, Trevan had $29. Over the weekend he received some money for his birthday. He now has $41. How much money did he receive?

Last week AC ran 30 more miles than Alison. AC ran 47 miles. How many miles did Alison run?