Two Step Word Problems All Operations

Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park had 418,911 visitors in 2008. The park had 25,742 more visitors in 2009 than in 2008. How many people visited the park in 2008 and 2009 combined?

• 862,564

• 852,564

• 863,564

• 963,564

8. Pam’s school is opening a new school library. She is packing books to help move. She can fit 8 books in each box. The school has 1,088 books. How many boxes does she need?

Tissue paper comes in packages of 6 sheets. Ms. Rodriguez buys 2,525 packages of tissue paper. How many sheets of tissue paper does she buy?

• 2,519

• 2,531

• 420

• 15,150

A vendor at the balloon festival sold 10,450 shirts the first year and 11,232 shirts the following year. How many more shirts were sold in the second year than in the first year?

The attendance at the theater during June was 37,135. In July, 3,353 more people attended the theater. How many people attended the theater in July?

• 40,488

• 33,782

• 34,482

• 4,685

What operation will you use to solve step two? Five friends went to dinner at Old Chicago. Each person’s meal was $8. They paid with $55. The amount they got back after they paid was the amount they tipped their waitress. How much did they tip her?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Which two operations are needed to solve the problem? The swim team and the diving team sell popcorn to raise money for their team swimsuits. They sold 12 bags of regular popcorn for $6 each and sold 10 bags of caramel corn for $8 each. How much money did they earn?

• Step 1: Addition

  Step 2: Subtraction

• Step 1: Multiplication

  Step 2: Addition

• Step 1: Addition

  Step 2: Addition

Mrs. Daisy made cookies for a party. She baked 240 cookies. At the other place, Mrs. Green baked 80 more brownies than Mrs. Daisy. How many cookies and brownies did they have altogether for the party?

• 600 cookies and brownies

• 590 cookies and brownies

• 560 cookies and brownies

• 510 cookies and brownies

Vanessa walks to and from school 5 days a week. Each way is 2 miles. How many miles does she walk in all for the whole week?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

There are 37 maple trees currently in the park. Park workers will plant 21 more maple trees today. How many maple trees will the park have when the workers are finished ?

• 58 maple trees

• 16 maple trees