One and Two Step Word Problems

Ms. Aspy gives erasers to her students as a reward. There are 8 erasers in a package. How many packages will Ms. Aspy need for 38 students if each student has earned 4 erasers? 

• 21

• 13

• 16

• 19

Mrs. Bryant has 73 stickers. She gives one to each of her students. If she has 20 students, how many stickers does she have left?

• 93

• 43

• 53

Lily has 15 more stickers than Cali. Cali has 23 fewer stickers than Brylee. Brylee has 33 stickers. How many stickers does Lily have?

• 33

• 25

• 10

Jill buys 46 red apples at the fair. She buys 34 green apples at the store. She will give an equal amount of apples to 5 classrooms. How many will each classroom get?   

• 80

• 16

• 230

• 170

Mrs. Rachelle bought 6 bags of balloons. Each bag has 25 balloons. She fills all the balloons and puts 5 balloons in each bunch. How many bunches can she make?

• 150

• 30

• 5

• 125

WRITE AN EQUATION
Adam spent $42.42 on seven colored markers. How much did each marker cost?

• 42.42/7=x

• 42.42=x/7

• 42.42=7x

WRITE AN EQUATION
Lucy and seven of her friends went out to eat. They decided to split the bill evenly. Each person paid $6.36. What was the total bill?

• x/7=6.36

• 8/6.36=x

• x/8=6.36

• 6.36x=8

A plumber fixed a leaky sink and charged $55 for parts and $45 per hour for labor.  The total bill was $190.  Which of the following equations can be used to find how many hours (x) the plumber spend fixing the sink?

• 55x + 45x = 190

• 55 + 45x = 190

• 55 + 45 = 190x

• 45 + 55x = 190

Talk time Phone Company charges $0.12 per minute of phone use plus a monthly service fee of $8.00 for its phone service.  Which equation below can be used to find c, the total cost for one month when m, minutes are used?

• c = 0.12m + 8m

• c = 8m + 0.12m

• c = 0.12m + 8

• c = 0.20m

There are 52 cans of vegetables and 74 cans of soup. Each shelf holds 9 cans. How many shelves are needed for all the cans?

• 14

• 126

• 74

•  I have no clue