Multiple Step Word Problems

For Halloween Debby and her sister combined the candy they received. Debby had thirty-two pieces of candy while her sister had forty-two. If they ate thirty-five pieces the first night, how many pieces do they have left?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

The school cafeteria ordered forty-two red apples and thirty seven green apples for students lunches. But, if only nineteen students wanted fruit, how many extra did the cafeteria end up with?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Roger had sixteen dollars. For his birthday he got twenty-eight more dollars but spent twenty-five on a new game. How much money does he have now?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

At the town carnival Billy rode the Ferris wheel seven times and the bumper cars three times. If each ride cost five tickets, how many tickets did he use?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Isabel had two pages of math homework and four pages of reading homework. If each page had five problems on it, how many problems did she have to complete total?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Rachel was organizing her book case making sure each of the shelves had exactly nine books on it. If she had six shelves of mystery books and two shelves of picture books, how many books did she have total?

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CCSS.2.OA.C.4

For the school bake sale Carol made 30 cupcakes. If she sold 9 of them and then made 28 more, how many cupcakes would she have?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Kaleb had 34 books. If he sold 17 of them and used the money he earned to buy 7 new books, how many books would Kaleb have?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Oliver had 33 dollars in January. By March he had spent 4 dollars. If he got another 32 dollars from his mom, how much money would he have?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A new building needed 14 windows. The builder had already installed 5 of them. If it takes 4 hours to install each window, how long will it take him to install the rest?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8