Single Step Word Problems

The City of Centralia needs to raise money to open a new skating rink. It will cost the city $50,000 to build it. So far, they have raised $17,823. How much more money do they still need to raise? 

• $43,288

• $21,066

• $32,177

• $42,177

Ms. Henley runs 3,860 meters and Mrs. O'Neill runs 5,470 meters. How far do they run altogether? 

• 1610 meters

• 2410 meters

• 9380 meters 

• 9330 meters 

A total of 3,718 tickets were sold for a skating show. Of that total, 1,279 were adult tickets. The remaining tickets were child tickets. How many child tickets were sold?

• 2,439

• 2,561

• 3,439

• 4,997

Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. Sahil bough 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get? 

• 24

• 4

• 17

• 5

Taxi company A charges $8.00 to get into the cab and $0.75 per mile. Taxi company B charges $6.00 to get into a cab and $1.25 per mile. How many miles would the cost be the same for both companies?

• 2 miles 

• 4 miles

• 0.50 mile

• -4 miles 

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A rental car agency charges $30.00 per day plus per mile $0.15. Another rental car agency charges $36.00 per day plus $0.10 per mile. How many miles would have to be driven in one day for both rental agencies to cost the same amount to rent?

• 120 miles

• 100 miles

• 110 miles

• 150 miles 

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Taxi company A charges $8.00 to get into the cab and $0.75 per mile. Taxi company B charges $6.00 to get into a cab and $1.25 per mile. How many miles would the cost be the same for both companies?

• 2 miles 

• 4 miles

• 0.50 mile

• -4 miles 

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Josefina's cat Whiskers, climbed into a tree and is afraid to get down. Her Dad climbed up a ladder to get Whiskers down. If he climbed up a ladder 15 steps, and each step is 32 centimeters, how far did he go?

• 192

• 480

• 160

The Oregon Trail is 2,197 miles long. How long would it take a covered wagon traveling 20 miles a day to complete the trip? (round up)

• 100 days

• 110 days

• 95 days

• 120 days

Solve the following equation
X + 8 = 15

• 23

• -7

• 7

• -23