1 Step Word Problems
Luke had 78 books. During the book fair he bought 37 more. How many books did Luke have total?
115 books
Debby and Sarah were at a party and hit the piñata for some candy. They decided to combine the candy they received. Debby had 32 pieces of candy and Sarah had 42. After they combined, they ate 25 pieces. How many pieces do they have left now?
49 pieces
Lani helped plant 27 tulip bulbs and 36 daffodil bulbs. How many bulbs did she help plant in all?
63
Vanessa had 63 DS games and her friend had 55 games. How many do they have total?
118 games
A pet store had 38 beta fish and 55 gold fish. During a sale they sold 27 fish. How many fish do they have left?
66 fish
A bee landed on 5 flowers in each of the 3 gardens he visited. How many flowers did the bee land on in total?
15
A waiter had 77 customers. If 23 left, how many customers would the waiter still have?
54 customers
James scored 99 points for the season. If he scored 17 points in the first game and 22 points in the last game, how many points did he score in the rest of the games?
60 points
Jason had 24 sunflower seeds. He planted them equally in 6 pots. How many seeds did he plant in each pot?
4
For a party Kaleb bought 98 cupcakes. If 75 were eaten, how many cupcakes would Kaleb have left?
23 cupcakes
The school cafeteria ordered 42 red apples and 38 green apples for students lunches. But, if only 50 students wanted fruit, how many extra did the cafeteria end up with?
30 apples
There were 453 seeds in the bird feeder. 290 were sunflower seeds, and the rest were thistle seeds. How many thistle seeds were there?
163