One Step Word Problems Addition and Subtraction

Six hundred seventy-four students attended a school assembly.  Of them, 392 were boys.  Find the number of girls who attended.

• 282 girls

• 1,066 girls

• 322 girls

• 382 girls

Maria counted 88 palm trees on 3 streets. She counted 62 palm trees on Main st and 16 palm trees on Avenue D. How many palm trees did Maria count on Beach Road?

Nicole wants to build 50 sandcastles. She builds 28 in the morning. A large wave washes away two of the sandcastles. How many more does she need to build to reach her goal?

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

Ryan has 44 pink lollipops, 19 striped lollipops and 32 lollipops with polka dots. What is the total number of lollipops?

Lydia saw 76 kites being flown at the park. A strong wind blew 19 kites into the pond. Another strong wind blew 27 kites away. How many kites are still being flown?

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

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many more chocolate cupcakes are at the bakery?

• 25 cupcakes

• 45 cupcakes

• 35 cupcakes

• 36 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