1 & 2 Step Word Problems

Arnold and Ryce made sets of friendship bracelets to sell to raise money for their school fieldtrip.

-Each set contained 3 bracelets.

-Arnold sold 5 sets of bracelets.

-Ryce sold 7 sets of bracelets.

What is the total number of breacelets Arnold and Ryce sold?

• 36 bracelets

• 40 bracelets

• 38 bracelets

• 15 bracelets

Mitch wrote an equation to solve the problem below.

Riley rides her bike 5 miles a day. Her goal is to ride 46 miles. After 4 days, how many miles does Riley still have to ride?

Which equation did Mitch write to solve the problem?

West End Bakery sold 87 cookies during lunch on Wednesday. The bakery sold 30 fewer cookies on Thursday. How many cookies were sold altogether on Wednesday and Thursday?

• 57 cookies

• 117 cookies

• 144 cookies

• 204 cookies

Jolene and Philip list the monthly cost of food for their pets, as shown.

-Bird Food: $10

-Cat Food: $20

-Dog Food: $70

Which equation can be used to find how much more money, m the monthly cost of dog fod is than the cost of bird and cat food combined?

• 70 - 20 - 10 = m

• 70 - 20 - 10 = m

• 70 + 20 + 10 = m

• 70 + 20 - 10 = m

Aliana's father offers her a deal to raise money to purchase a bike that is $80. The deal is that if Aliana does all her chores every day, he will give her $7 each day and will only pay for $10 of the bike.

Which equation can be used to find the number of days (d) it will take Alaina to be able to afford the bike if she decides to go with the new deal?

• 80 = 7 x d + 10

• 80 = 7 x 10 + d

• 80 = 7 + d x 10

• 80 = 7 + 10 x d

Carter has 48 beads with which to make bracelets. If he uses 8 beads to make each bracelet, how many bracelets can Carter make?

• 6 bracelets

• 40 bracelets

• 52 bracelets

• 7 bracelets

Erica is a lifeguard at her neighborhood pool. She teaches swimming classes to groups of 3 children. She has 9 groups of children. How many children does Erica teach in her swimming classes?

• 3

• 6

• 12

• 27

A pack of bubble gum contains 8 pieces. If Jamie has 32 pieces of bubble gum, how many packs were purchased?

• 4

• 8

• 24

• 40

Francis earns $8 per hour for babysitting. How much money does Francis earn if she babysits for 8 hours?

• $16

• $56

• $64

• $72

• Delilah purchased 6 new dolls. Each doll comes with 7 outfits. How many outfits does Delilah have for all of her dolls?

• Peter and Thomas put all of their rocks together. Peter has 6 rocks and Thomas has 7 rocks. How many rocks do they have altogether?

• Randy has 42 pieces of candy. He gives 6 of them to his best friend Rita. How many pieces of candy does he have left?

• Trevante has 42 carrot seeds. He plants them in rows of 6. How many carrot seeds are planted in each row?