Single Step Addition
Some of the Life Choices participants ate breakfast at Cherubs. 13 ordered cereal and 15 ordered toast. How many ate breakfast?
13 + 15= 28
Life Choices will volunteer at the Special Olympics. So far, 21 participants have signed up. They need a total of 45 participants. How many more volunteers does life Choices need to volunteer?
45 - 21= 24 more volunteers needed
Amy has 4 stuffed pillows and 7 pillowcases. For her bed she gets 5 more stuffed pillows. How many stuffed pillows and pillowcases does Amy have altogether?
Step 1: 4 + 7= 11 Step 2: 11 + 5= 16
Kyle won 6 free skating tickets on Monday, 6 on Wednesday, and 6 on Thursday. How many skating tickets did Kyle earn on those three days, in all?
6 + 6 + 6= 18
Claudette collected 8 boxes of crayons. She put back 5 boxes of them. Then Aileen gave her 12 more boxes of crayons. How many boxes of crayons does Claudette have now?
Step 1: 8 - 5= 3 Step 2: 3 + 12=15
Chris has 23 movie vouchers. Shaina has 13 movie Vouchers. How many movie vouchers do both Chris and Shaina have in all?
23 + 13= 36 Movie Vouchers
Maria has 57 math problems in her school homework packet. She has done 42 problems so far. How many problems does he have left?
57-42= 15 problems
There were 20 balloons at Lorraine's birthday party. Martha popped 4 of the balloons. Then 3 of them flew away. How many balloons were left?
Step 1: 20 - 4= 16 Step 2: 16 - 3= 13
Leslie is reading a book. She read 3 chapters on Monday, 5 chapters on Wednesday, 4 chapters on Thursday, and 3 chapters on Friday. How many chapters did Leslie read this week?
3 + 5 + 4 + 3=15
Spruce Goose has 120 green tee shirts to sell. They previously sold 50 blue tee shirts and 25 red tee shirts. How many tee shirts does Spruce Goose have left in stock?
120 - 50 - 25= 45
Becky gives Samantha 6 bowling hour tickets on Monday and 12 bowling hour tickets on Wednesday. How many bowling hour tickets did Becky give Samantha on Monday and Wednesday combined?
12 + 6= 18 bowling hour tickets
Mac sold 37 cups of lemonade yesterday and 25 cups today. How many more cups did he sell yesterday than today?
37-25= 12 cups
In Life Choices, 8 participants are playing Jenga and 5 are playing Sorry. 3 kids join the game of Sorry. How many kids are playing Jenga and Sorry now?
Step 1: 8 + 5=13 Step 2: 13 + 3=16
Shana has 15 pairs of blue socks, 12 pairs of green socks, and 18 pairs of red socks. How many pairs of socks does Shana have in all?
15 + 12 + 18= 45 pairs of socks
Cherubs has a table of 4 breakfast orders. Taylor took out 2 of the orders to customers. In the meantime, 6 customers came in to Cherubs and ordered breakfast. How many breakfast orders did Taylor take out to customers for breakfast that morning?
4-2= 2 then 6+4=10
Mike is making bookmarks to sell at the book fair. Mike will make 25 bookmarks on Saturday and 44 bookmarks on Sunday. How many bookmarks will Mike make all together?
25 + 44= 69 bookmarks
Torrance had 25 fish in his aquarium, but 12 fish jumped out and wiggled away. How many fish does he have now?
25-12= 13 fish
Donna's math group is choosing their math activity. There are 24 in the group. 8 voted for addition and 4 voted for multiplication. All the others vote for subtraction. How many voted for subtraction?
Step 1: 8 + 4=12 Step 2: 24 - 12= 12 12 voted for subtraction
Tommy put out 13 Tootsie Rolls at Cotton Candy Factory, 5 Snickers Bars, and 10 pieces of Licorice. How many pieces of candy did Tommy put out in all?
13 + 5 + 10= 28
In Spruce Goose Retail, a sweat shirt cost $50.00 Katie will buy. She has a gift card for $10.00 which she will use. She will also buy a necklace that cost $25.00. How much change will Katie get back from her $100.00 bill?
Step 1: 50 -10 = 40 Step 2: 40+25= 65 Step 3: 100- 65=35
Kelly read for 45 minutes on Saturday and 20 minutes on Sunday. How many minutes did she read over the weekend?
45 + 20= 65 minutes
Cheryl has a total of 35 inches of blue ribbon. She uses 15 inches of the ribbon for an art project. How much ribbon does she have now?
35-15= 20 inches ribbon
Sarah has 12 pink rocks and 8 green rocks in her rock collection. On a nature walk, she finds 5 more green rocks. How many rocks are in Sarah's rock collection now?
Step 1: 12 + 8=20 Step 2: 20 + 5=25 Sarah has 25 rocks in her rock collection now.
Anna has 6 cookies, 1 banana, and 8 pieces soft candy. How many items does Anna he have in all?
6 + 1 + 8= 15
Donna, Aileen, Becky, Claudette and Chrissy each have $20.00 to spend at Spruce Goose for lunch How much money do they have combined?
20.00 x 5= 100 or 20+20+20+20+20 = 100