One Variable Word Problems

Blake had some paper airplanes. Then he made 7 more. Now he has 14. How many paper airplanes did Blake start with?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 5

Ally had 20 jellybeans. She gave away 15 of them. How many does she have left now?

• 20

• 15

• 5

• 10

There were 16 kittens. 12 of the kittens fell asleep. How many did not fall asleep?

• 6

• 16

• 4

• 12

There were some oranges on a tree. 7 oranges fell off the tree. Now there are 14 oranges on the tree. How many oranges were there to start?

• 14

• 7

• 21

• 18

I have 9 quarters. I gave away 5 quarters. How much money do I have?

• $1.25

• $2.00

• $1.00

• $1.75

There were 25 skittles and 15 jolly ranchers. How many pieces of candy were there altogether?

• 30

• 40

• 10

• 35

Amanda had 14 stickers. If she wants to divide them evenly into two groups, how many stickers will each group get?

• 6

• 5

• 7

• 8

I made 2 dozen cookies. 10 of the cookies are chocolate chip. The rest of the cookies are peanut butter. How many peanut butter cookies are there?

• 14

• 20

• 24

• 12

Max had 15 markers. Emma had 8 makers. How many more markers did Max have then Emma?

• 8

• 6

• 7

• 23

Grace had 26 pencils. Jake had 6. How many more pencils did Grace have?

• 20

• 18

• 22

• 32