Solving Two- Step Word Problems

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Aurielle and Zariyah have 67 and 43 sweet potatoes respectively. They use 26 sweet potatoes. How many sweet potatoes are left?

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84 sweet potatoes

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Travis had 17 cookies and then he bought 25 more cookies. He wants to share them between himself and 6 friends. How many cookies will each friend get?

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6 cookies

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Naomi and her friend TaMia each bought 10 new shirts. Naomi returned 3 of her new shirts to the store. How many shirts do Naomi and TaMia have?

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17 shirts

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Norris and Andrew went fishing. They each caught 11 fish. For dinner, they each ate 2 fish. How many fish do Norris and Andrew have now?

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18 fish

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The school store usually sells T-shirts for $9 each. Today, the shirts are on sale for $3 off. How much did Mr. Morgan pay for each shirt?

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$6

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Matt has 2 packages, each with 6 pieces of candy. He eats 4 of the candies. How many pieces of candy are left?

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8

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Mr. Smith bought 3 boxes of cookies. Each box had 12 cookies. He ate 7 cookies and took the rest home for his children. How many cookies did Mr. Smith take home?

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29 cookies

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Carly ran a race in 28 minutes, and Martha ran the same distance in 2 fewer minutes. How many minutes did it take Carly and Martha to run the race combined?

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54 minutes

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Dennis bought his mom a box of 8 chocolate-covered strawberries. Each chocolate-covered strawberry costs $2, and he paid an extra $5 for it to be wrapped in his mom’s favorite color. How much did he pay for the gift for his mom?

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$21

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Mia’s birthday party lasted for 60 minutes. They played 4 games, and each game took 10 minutes. They ate cake and opened presents for the rest of the party. How long did they eat cake and open presents?

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20