Single Step Word Problems
This morning, Robert rode his bike 26 miles, and this afternoon, he rode 13 more miles. How much did he ride in all?
39 miles
Three sections of a hiking trail are 7 miles, 4 miles, and 2 miles. What is the total length of the trail?
13 miles
Cookies cost 4 for $2. How much would it cost to purchase 7 cookies?
$4 or $3.50. Tell me your reasoning.
Sam has started a new job painting houses. Last week, he made $598. This week, he made $797. About how much money did he make painting houses the last two weeks?
There are 860 boxes of books in the storeroom. Each box has 19 books. How many books are there in all?
16,340 books
Sally stopped at a flea market Saturday. She bought 5 plants priced at $4 each and 6 shirts priced at $5 each. How much did she spend at the flea market?
$50
Taylor wants to make 80 cookies for her class. If each box of cookie mix makes 24 cookies, how many boxes will she need to purchase?
4 boxes
A movie theater sold 497 tickets for a movie. If each ticket costs around $7, about how much money did the theater make?
$3,500
Each correct answer on a game show is worth 49 points. Last night, a contestant answered 41 questions correctly. How many points did the contestant earn?
2,009 points
At a bake sale, there are 15 pies. if the pies are cut into 8 slices each, and they sell each slice for $2 per slice, how much money will be made from selling all of the pies?
$240
Kali wants to invite 27 people to her birthday party. She wants to rent some tables for the party. If each table seats 5 people, how many tables will she need?
6 tables
A library had 589 books. They donated 113 books to a nearby school. About how many books does the library have now?
500
SweetyPie Baking Company had 54,833 eggs. Then employees used 22,967 eggs to make vanilla custard. How many eggs are left?
31,866 eggs
Mary worked 8 hours on Friday and 6 hours on Saturday. If she makes $12 each hour, how much did she make Friday and Saturday combined?
$168
Mary is picking apples at the orchard. It takes 15 apples to fill up one bag. How many bags can Mary fill completely if she picks 113 apples?
A school cafeteria serves 287 students, and each meal costs around $4. About how much money is spent on meals each day?
$1,200
Roy needs to order 520 binder clips for an upcoming conference. If the binder clips come in boxes of 26, how many boxes should Roy order?
20 boxes
Diane made 47 brownies for a bake sale and her sister, Cathy, made 38 brownies. Their friend, Teresa, made 96. How many more brownies did Teresa make than Diane and Cathy combined?
11 brownies
The bakery has 1,045 cookies. If they can fit 12 cookies in each box, how many completely full boxes will they have?
87 boxes
A garden has 128 flowers, and each flower bed holds around 12 flowers. About how many flower beds are there?
10 flower beds