One Step Word Problems

Tacos

100

Sidney has 12 hard shell tacos and 6 soft shell tacos. How many tacos does he have? 

Sidney has 18 tacos in all. 

200

Hatti bought some cookies for her family. She gave away 7 cookies at school. When she got home, there were 10 cookies left. 

Cookies given away: 7

Cookies left: 10

How many cookies did she buy? 

Hattie bought 17 cookies. 

300

Robbie had 15 quarters in her purse. She gave 3 to her sister. Which expression shows how to find the number of quarters Robbie has left? 

A. 15+3

B. 20x3

C. 15-3

C. 15-3-1

C. 15-3

400

Jaidyn bought 16 carrots for her horses. She buys some more carrots. Now she has 20 carrots. Pick a number sentence to match the story. 

A. 16+20=?

B. 20+16=?

C. 16+?=20

D. 20+4=?

C. 16+?=20

Nuggets

100

Emery paid $7 dollars for a shirt for her brother. She paid $3 to put a picture of a football on the shirt. How much did the shirt cost in all? 

The shirt cost $10 in all. 

200

Cash had 19 hot wheels cars. He gave 8 to his friend. How many hot wheels cars does Cash have left? 

Cash has 11 hot wheels cars left.

300

Eli had 14 tokens. He used 5 to buy some slime. Which number sentence shows how to find the number of tokens Eli has left? 

A. 14-5=?

B. 14+5=?

C. 4-5=?

D. 4+5=?

A. 14-5=?

400

Which story problem could be solved by using the number sentence twelve minus six equals blank? 

15-6=?

A. Mrs. Kathryn had 15 tacos. She got 6 more. How many tacos does Mrs. Kathryn have now? 

B. Mrs. Kathryn had 15 tacos. She gave away 6. How many tacos does Mrs. Kathryn have now? 

C. Mrs. Kathryn had 15 tacos in each bag. She had 6 bags. How many tacos did Mrs. Kathryn have?

D. Mrs. Kathryn had 15 tacos. She gave an equal number to 6 friends. How many tacos did each friend get? 

B. Mrs. Kathryn had 15 tacos. She gave away 6. How many tacos does Mrs. Kathryn have now?