Single Step Addition and Subtraction Word Problem

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 more chocolate cupcakes are at the bakery?

• 25 cupcakes

• 45 cupcakes

• 35 cupcakes

• 36 cupcakes

Ronnie needs 101 cupcakes for a birthday party. He already has 21 chocolate cupcakes and 33 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes should Ronnie buy?

• 80

• 113

• 47

• 68

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

Sam and Austin are each collecting magazines for recycling.  Sam collected 489 magazines.  Austin collected 893 magazines.  How many magazines did they collect in all?

• 404 magazines

• 1,382 magazines

• 432,212 magazines

• 1.8 magazines

Field Kindergarten Center has 138 students. Jordan School has 289 students. Schiller School has 274 students. How many students are in these three buildings altogether? 

• 738 students

• 602 students

• 612 students

• 701 students

During the summer, there are 3,853 people at Carlyle Lake. During the winter, that number drops to 1,295 people. How many more people stay at Carlyle Lake in the summer than in the winter?

• 2,558 people

• 3,559 people

• 2,669 people

• 3,668 people

The City of Centralia needs to raise money to open a new skating rink. It will cost the city $50,000 to build it. So far, they have raised $17,823. How much more money do they still need to raise? 

• $43,288

• $21,066

• $32,177

• $42,177

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Kamyle had 17 math problems for homework. If she finished 8 of them on the bus ride home, how many more did she have to do?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Kamyle had 17 math problems for homework. If she finished 8 of them on the bus ride home, how many more did she have to do?

• 10 math problems

• 9 math problems

• 8 math problems

• 7 math problems