One-Step Word Problems
Jerry had 15 balloon animals. He made 7 more. How many balloon animals does he have now?
He has 22 balloon animals
Christopher had to wash 20 plates and 18 glasses before going out. But when his friends arrived to pick him up, he had only washed 12 items. How many more items does he still need to wash?
He still needs to wash 26 items.
1.2 + 0.8 + 7 =
9
Altogether
What is 3/4 of 12?
9
Lucia's mom made 65 cookies for the holidays. Lucia ate 33 of the cookies without her mom knowing! How many cookies are left?
There are 32 cookies left.
Chloe had 88 songs on her phone. She deleted 56 of the ones she didn't like, and then downloaded 76 new songs. How many songs does she have on her phone now?
Se has 108 songs on her phone.
2.3 - 0.5 =
1.8
Difference
Subtract
What is 2 2/3 x 3/4?
8/3 x 3/4 = 24/12 = 2
Maurice was setting up for a paint party. There were 4 tables at the party and he needed to put 6 paint brushes at each table. How many paint brushes will Maurice put out?
He will put out 24 paint brushes.
Madeline has 6 math problems and 3 word problems to do for homework. She needs 3 minutes to do each regular problem and 6 minutes to do each word problem. How long will it take Madeline to finish her homework?
It will take her 36 minutes to finish her homework.
7.6 x 8 =
60.8
How many more?
Subtract
Joday has 6 pieces of gum which is 2/3 of the pack. How many pieces would be in 2 packs?
18 pieces of gum
Jenna bought 63 stickers and wants to share them evenly between 9 friends. How many stickers will each friend get?
Each friend will get 7 stickers.
A toy store received a shipment of 118 Coffee-Man action dolls in 3 shipping boxes. Shoppers came in and bought the first 38 dolls right out of the boxes. Evan spread out the remaining dolls evenly across 10 shelves. How many dolls went on each shelf?
8 dolls went on each shelf.
45.6 ÷ 4
11.4
Twice
Multiply
What is 3/4 + 2/5
15/20 + 8/20 = 23/20 = 1 3/20
There were 128 club flyers that needed to be hung up around the school. Jillian already hung some up. She still needs to hang up 49 flyers. How many did she already hang up?
She already hung up 79.
Joshua was in charge of feeding the 10 dogs in the kennel. He brought in 6 bags of dog food. Each bag contained 5 cups of food, and each dog got an equal amount. How many cups of dog food did each dog get?
Each dog got 3 cups of food.
37.2 ÷ .6
62
Share equally
Divide
What is 3 2/5 - 1 4/5
2 7/5 - 1 4/5 = 1 3/5