Question

single step word problems using addition subtraction within 1000

1. sarah has 245 apples. she picks 132 more apples from the... apples does sarah have now?
2. mike has 500 marbles. he gives 178 marbles to his frien... does mike have left?
3. a library has 689 books. 254 books are checked out by... books are still in the library?
4. there are 321 birds in the park. 129 more birds arriv... there in total now?
5. emma collected 410 stickers. she gave 85 stickers... stickers does she have left?
6. a store sold 623 candies in the morning and 145... many candies did the store sell in total?
7. there are 900 students in a school. 347 studen... students are present?
8. tom has 275 baseball cards. he buys 120 mo... cards does tom have now?
9. a farmer picked 812 tomatoes. he sold 289... tomatoes does he have left?

Explanation:

Let's solve question 1 as an example:

Step1: Identify the operation

Sarah has 245 apples and picks 132 more, so we use addition.
$245 + 132$

Step2: Perform the addition

$245+132 = 377$

Step1: Identify the operation

Mike has 500 marbles and gives 178 away, so we use subtraction.
$500 - 178$

Step2: Perform the subtraction

$500 - 178 = 322$

Step1: Identify the operation

The library has 689 books and 254 are checked out, so we use subtraction.
$689 - 254$

Step2: Perform the subtraction

$689 - 254 = 435$

Answer:

377

For question 2: