1-Step Word Problems

Addition

100

Miss Horne has 12 flashcards. She finds 4 more flashcards. How many flashcards does Miss Horne have?

16 flashcards

200

Stella has 6 chocolate chip cookies. She buys 3 more chocolate chip cookies. How many chocolate chip cookies does she have?

9 chocolate chip cookies

300

Lilly has 8 pink shirts in her closet and 7 blue shirts in her closet. How many shirts does Lilly have?

15 shirts

400

Polly has 11 cupcakes and her mom gives her 9 more cupcakes. How many cupcakes does Polly have?

20 cupcakes

500

Millie the dog ate 5 dog treats before lunch. She ate 9 more dog treats after lunch. How many dog treats did she eat?

14 dog treats

Mystery

100

Ms. Eskridge has 4 dogs and 7 cats. How many dogs and cats does Ms. Eskridge have?

11 dogs and cats

200

Emma has 20 horses on her farm. 3 of her horses run away. How many horses does Emma now have on her farm?

17 horses

300

Graham eats 3 muffins for breakfast on Monday and 4 muffins for breakfast on Tuesday. How many muffins did Graham eat?

7 muffins

400

Drew has 12 pairs of shoes. His dad makes him throw 3 pairs of shoes away. How many pairs of shoes does Drew have?

9 pairs of shoes

500

Ava makes 19 cookies with her mom on Monday. They eat 6 of the cookies. How many cookies does Ava have? 

13 cookies

Subtraction

100

Julia has 9 swings on her playground at school. 4 of the swings are broken. How many swings at Julia's school are not broken?

5 swings are not broken

200

Bonnie bakes a pizza that has 20 slices on it. She eats 11 slices of pizza, because she's really hungry. How many slices did Bonnie NOT eat?

9 slices of pizza

300

Clay went to school with 8 pieces of notebook paper and used 3 in Language Arts. How many pieces of paper does Clay have now?

5 pieces of paper

400

There are 7 days in a week. Charlotte walks to her friends house 4 days a week. How many days does Charlotte stay home?

3 days a week

500

Jason has 18 grilled cheeses in his fridge. He ate 3 grilled cheeses on Monday. How many grilled cheeses did he have left?

15 grilled cheeses