One Step Word Problems Addition and Subtraction

Brandon has 46 marbles in a bag. Maria gives him 26 more marbles. He lost 18 marbles at recess. How many marbles does he still have?

Ava has 76 pencils in her desk. 15 pencils fall out in the morning. 42 more pencils fall out in the afternoon. How many pencils are still in Ava's desk?

Charlie sees 16 lizards in his front yard. Kevin finds 25 lizards in a tree. Bart counts 17 lizards in the back yard. How many lizards did they see all together?

There are 37 kids playing at the beach. 13 more kids join them. 22 kids go home to eat lunch. How many kids are still playing at the beach?

A library has 128 books and buys 73 more. How many books are in the library now?

• 201

• 205

• 195

• 210

Ayden wants to buy a new video game system that costs $395. He has $318. How much more money does Ayden need?

• $57

• $67

• $77

• $87

The zoo has 98 pounds of meat for the lions. They fed the lions some of the meat. They have 34 pounds left. How many pounds did they feed the lions?

• 64

• 132

• 54

• 122

The theater needs to sell 100 tickets to its show. They have sold 65 so far. How many more do they need to sell?

• 45

• 35

• 25

• 55

David's assignment this weekend is to read a book with 64 pages. On Saturday he read 46 pages. How many pages does he need to read on Sunday?

• 18 pages

• 110 pages

• 46 pages

• 64 pages

Sofia made 63 snowballs. Her friend Mason made 28 snowballs. How many snowballs did they make altogether?

• 81

• 91

• 101

• 111