Multi-Step Addition Subtraction Word Problems

Mrs. Lewandowski wanted to buy spider rings for Halloween. She found 174 spiders rings at Walmart and 286 spider rings at Target. How many more spider rings were at Target?

• 460

• 212

• 112

The school book fair sold 461 books during the first week. They sold 307 books during the second week of the book fair. How many more books were sold during the first week than the second week?

• 154

• 163

• 768

• 166

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many total cupcakes does the bakery have?

• 727 cupcakes

• 725 cupcakes

• 720 cupcakes

• 729 cupcakes

Moe drives 891 miles Monday through Saturday. He drives 128 miles Monday, 298 miles Tuesday and 199 miles Wednesday. How many more miles does she drive Thursday through Saturday?

• 625

• 266

• 274

• 265

There were 56 cats, 92 dogs and 8 mice at the animal shelter. 48 animals were adopted. How many animals are left?

• 118

• 112

• 156

• 108

Ms. Pang had a jar with 55 paper clips on her desk. Sophie borrowed 7 paper clips and Terell borrowed 12 paper clips. How many paper clips are left in Ms. Pang's jar?

• 36

• 43

• 44

• 46

Last year, there were 86 third-grade students at Pine Elementary. This year, the number of third-grade students increased by 18. If the number of third-grade students increase by the same number next year, how many third-grade students will there be next year?

• 104

• 114

• 120

• 122

Christopher and his brother picked some strawberries. Christopher picked 68 and his brother picked 79. They ate some strawberries on the way home. Then, there were only 117 strawberries remaining. How many strawberries did the brothers eat?

• 147

• 49

• 30

• 38

Sandy had 200 lion stickers. Sandy gave 64 stickers to Mike, 34 stickers to her sister and an additional 48 stickers to John. How many stickers does Sandy still have?

Sandy wants 120 cupcakes for her party. Sandy has already made 36 vanilla cupcakes, and 60 berry cupcakes. How many more cupcakes does Sandy need to make?