Solving One Step Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?

• 12 cm
• 16cm
• 14 cm
• 18cm

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many total cupcakes does the bakery have?

• 727 cupcakes
• 725 cupcakes
• 720 cupcakes
• 729 cupcakes

Maggie practiced her flute for 100 minutes. Julia practiced her flute for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?

• 12 minutes
• 14 minutes
• 17 minutes
• 15 minutes

The store has 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 81 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?

• 69 baseballs
• 59 baseballs
• 70 baseballs
• 68 baseballs

There are 112 ducks at the pond. 78 ducks flew away. How many ducks are still at the pond?

• 44 ducks
• 34 ducks
• 54 ducks
• 64 ducks

Oliver made 263 baskets at basketball practice last week. He made 312 baskets at practice this week. How many total baskets did Oliver make?

• 565 baskets
• 555 baskets
• 585 baskets
• 575 baskets

Gary wants to buy a new video game system that costs $395. He has $318. How much more money does Gary need?

• $57
• $67
• $77
• $87

Andrew needs his farm to grow 98 pumpkins this year. So farm the farm has grown 72 pumpkins. How many more pumpkins need to grow? 

• 98
• 26
• 170
• 72