One-Step Word Problems Addition/Subtraction

Ms. Taylor has 645 rings and 324 bracelets. How many

more rings than bracelets does Ms. Taylor have?

Imari has 21 children in his class this year. Last year he had

12 more children in his class. How many children were in

Imari's class last year?

Mrs. Canterbury is collecting teddy bears to donate to children in need. She collected 225

teddy bears in September. She collected 115 teddy bears in

October. How many teddy bears did Mrs. Canterbury collect?

Mrs. Verdes has 74 pairs of nike dunks and Ms. Robinson has 59 pair of nike dunks. How many

more nike dunks does Mrs. Verdes have than Ms. Robinson?

Koren has 41 children enrolled in her daycare. Last year she had 33 more children in her daycare. How many children were in Koren's daycare last year?

Alessandro has 108 toy cars. He got 17 more. How many cars does he have now?

Today is October 4th and your birthday is on October 21st, how many more days until your birthday?

In Ms. Robinsons class today, only 18 of her 26 students were at school. How many were absent?

On Monday you saw 12 robins on one tree and 7 on another tree. How many robins did you see altogether?

Your friends just gave you 12 sparkle markers, now you have 19! How many did you have before your friends gave you 12 more?