Two Step Word Problems

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Key words that tell us we are ADDING

​Key words that tell us we are SUBTRACTING

Multiple Choice

Read the word problem. Is it ADDITION or SUBTRACTION?

On Wednesday, 37 students picked red ornaments. On Thursday, 28 students picked blue ornaments. How many ornaments did the students pick altogether?

• Addition

• Subtraction

Multiple Choice

Read the word problem. Is it ADDITION or SUBTRACTION?

Kailyn has 743 candles to light her house. She only had to use 319 candles so far. How many candles does she have left?

• Addition

• Subtraction

Multiple Choice

 The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. They sold 236 total cupcakes today. How many total cupcakes does the bakery have now?
Is this a multi-step or single step word problem?

• Multi-step
• Single Step

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Multiple Choice

 Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?
Is this a multi-step or single step word problem?

• Multi-step
• Single Step

Multiple Choice

Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?

• add

• subtract

Multiple Choice

Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?

• 14 cm

• 21 cm

• 32 cm

• 9cm

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Multiple Choice

Malik has a bank account with $2,340. He withdraws $834. How much money does Malik have now?
What operation will you use to solve this problem?

• +
• -
• X

Multiple Choice

Malik has a bank account with $2,340. He withdraws $834. How much money does Malik have now?

• $2,340

• $834

• $3,174

• $1,506