Single Step Word Problems

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Francisco bought 4 boxes of candy. Later he bought 2 more boxes. Which equation will find the number of boxes, b, Francisco bought?

• b = 4 + 2

• b = 4 - 2

• 4 = 2 + b

• 2 = b + 4

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Francisco bought 4 boxes of candy. Later he bought 2 more boxes. How many boxes did he have total?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

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Francisco bought 4 boxes of candy. Later he bought 2 more boxes. How many boxes did he have total?

• 8 boxes

• 6 boxes

• 4 boxes

• 2 boxes

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

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Damian played 8 games of basketball with his friends. If Damian scored 2 points each game, how many points did he score total?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

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Damian played 8 games of basketball with his friends. If Damian scored 2 points each game, how many points did he score total? Which equation solves the number of points, p, Damian scored?

• p = 8 + 2

• p = 8 -2

• p = 8 x 2

• p = 8 ÷ 2

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

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James was drawing super heroes on a sheet of scrap paper. He drew 4 heroes on the front and 8 heroes on the back. How many heroes did he draw total? Which equation shows the number of heros, h, James drew?

• h = 8 + 4

• h = 8 - 4

• h = 8 x 4

• h = 8 ÷ 4

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

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James was drawing super heroes on a sheet of scrap paper. He drew 4 heroes on the front and 8 heroes on the back. How many heroes did he draw total?

• h = 12

• h = 4

• h = 32

• h = 2

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

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Alexah was helping her mom pick apples from the tree in their front yard. Together they picked 10 total. If 4 of the apples were bad, how many good apples did they pick? Which equation solve the number of good apples, a, they picked?

• a = 10 x 4

• a = 10 - 4

• a = 10 + 4

• a = 10 ÷ 4

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

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Alexah was helping her mom pick apples from the tree in their front yard. Together they picked 10 total. If 4 of the apples were bad, how many good apples did they pick?

• a = 14

• a = 6

• a = 40

• a = 2 R2

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

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Esbeydy had $20. If she spent $13 on her favorite teacher how much money would she have left to spend on her other favorite teacher?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8