One Step Word Problems

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What is a one-step word problem?

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A one-step word problem is a math problem that can be solved in one step, usually involving addition or subtraction.

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What operation do you use to find out how many are left after giving some away?

Back

Subtraction.

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If you have 13 flowers and give away 7, how many do you have left?

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6 flowers.

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What operation do you use to find the total when combining two amounts?

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Addition.

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If you have 15 points and get 12 more, how many points do you have in total?

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27 points.

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What is the whole in a subtraction equation?

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The whole is the total amount before any are taken away.

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If Todd has 16 pieces of candy and gives away 12, how many does he have left?

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4 pieces of candy.

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How do you find out how many are left after some get off a bus?

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Subtract the number of children that got off from the total number of children.

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If there are 18 children on a bus and 4 get off, how many are left?

Back

14 children.

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What do you do to find out how many points Mel and Jessie have together?

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Add their points together.