Single-step word Problems
Linus has read 5,687 books in his lifetime. To become a member of the super-secret society of book readers, he needs to read 8,000 books. How many books does Linus need to read to become a member of the super-secret society of book readers?
2,313 books
There are 809 books in a library. One person checks out 24 books, then another person returns 87 books. How many books are at the library now?
872 books
807-432
375
True or False: No number before 1,000 contains the letter “A” when spelled out.
True
There are 36 slices of pizza, and everyone gets 4 slices. How many people get pizza?
9
Marie has a 20 dollar bill. She buys 6 chocolate bars for $2 each. How much money does Marie have left?
5,923+9,648
15,571
True or False: There are 4,589 ways to make change for a dollar
False, there are 293
20 people are going on a hiking trip! Each person needs 2 hiking poles. How many hiking poles are there on the hiking trip together?
40
Jonas is going to the water park! He has a 4 hour ticket. He spends a 1/2 hour at one slide, 2 hours at another slide, and 1 hour getting ice cream. How many minutes does Jonas have left?
30 minutes, 1/2 hour
78,416-24,873
53,543
True or False: If you traveled at the speed of light, you could reach Pluto in only 4 hours.
True
Luca is baking cookies! Luca wants to cut the recipe down to 1/3 of the original amount. If the recipe calls for 6 cups of flour, how much flour does Luca need for her recipe?
2 cups of flour
There are 87,923 leaves on a tree, but by winter, 87,899 leaves have fallen off. The rest of the leaves get picked off, with 6 leaves getting picked each day. How many days does it take for the rest of the leaves to get picked off?
4 days
743,829+679,324
1,423,153
True or False: Neil Armstrong whistled on the moon.
False, astronauts can't whistle on the moon.
A Game calls for 12 pieces, but Mallory only has 6. To set up the game, there are 56 total cards for 12 pieces. If Mallory only has 6 pieces, how many cards should she use?
28 cards
Mica has a collection of 800 basketballs. For Christmas, she gets 45 basketballs! (She's very famous) Unfortunately, after a while, 772 of Mica's basketballs deflate! She plays 9 games, and uses an equal number of basketballs per game. How many basketballs does Mica use per game?
5 basketballs
968,745-23,459
945,286
True or False: Porcupines cannot float in water
False, they can