Two Step Word Problems

Jane has 40 pencils. Blake has 21 pencils but yesterday he found 2 more! Blake also has 2 erasers. How many more pencils does Jane have than Blake now?

• 17

• 21

• 23

• 15

William has 745 volleyball cards. He gives 465 to his friends, then buys 278 more. How many cards does he have now?

• 558

• 280

• 2

• 1488

Jesse wanted to buy a $172 bike and a $59 helmet. If she gives the cashier $300, how much change will she get back?

• $128

• $241

• $69

• $231

What is the correct answer? Annabel was running in the Fun Run to raise money for her school. Her parents donated $8 per lap. Her grandparents donated $4 per lap. She ran 12 laps. How much money did she raise during the Fun Run?

• 48

• 96

• 144

Josh went on three business trips last year.   - In April he traveled 278 miles.   - In July he traveled 652 miles.   - In December he traveled 767 miles. How many more miles did Josh travel in April and July combined, than he traveled in December?

• 930

• 147

• 163

• 237

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Mrs. Rhodes finds $12 in her wallet. She finds $8 more in her pocket. She splits all of the money she found equally between her two kids. How much does each kid receive?

• $10

• $20

• $4

• $5

Mrs. Nunez had 182 paper clips in a container on her desk. She ordered another 19 boxes, each box had 48 paper clips in it. How many paper clips does she have now.

• 912

• 3,458

• 1,094

• 8,736

The third graders are counting their sticker collections. The A Class has a total of 346 stickers. The B Class has a total of 329 stickers. The C Class has a total of 298 stickers.

How many more stickers do they need to earn for there to be a total of 1,000 stickers?

They need to earn ________ stickers.

A bakery made 80 cupcakes. If they sold 30 cupcakes and then made 40 more, how many cupcakes does the bakery have now?

• 100

• 90

• 70

• 110

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