Two-Step Problems

Dawn has 67 apples and Kim has 43 apples. They use 26 apples to make apple pie's for their church bake sale. How many apples do they have left?

• 26 + (67 - 43) = a
• 26 + (67 + 43) = a
• (67 + 43) - 26 = a
• (67 - 43) - 26 = a

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Alex has 145 marbles. 33 marbles are green and 57 are blue. The rest of the marbles are red. How many red marbles does Alex have?

• (145 + 33) + 57 = r
• 145 - (33 + 57) = r
• 145 + (57 - 33) = r
• 145 - (57 - 33) = r

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When I woke up, it was 26 degrees outside. During the day, the temperature increased 17 degrees, and then it began to decrease. When I went to bed, it was 28 degrees. How much did the temperature decrease after reaching its high point?

• 26 + 17 - 28 = t
• 26 + 17 + 28 = t
• 26 - 17 - 28 = t
• 26 - 17 + 28 = t

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On Monday, Mary bought 23 strawberries. On Tuesday, she ate five of them. On Wednesday, she ate six more of them. How many strawberries does she have left?

• 23 + 5 - 6 = s
• 23 - 5 + 6 = s
• 23 + 5 + 6 = s
• 23 - 5 - 6 = s

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When Johnny started his rock collection, he had eight rocks. He loved collecting rocks and started his collection when he was 6 years old. Over the summer, he collected 48 additional rocks. At the end of summer, he gave some rocks away to friends, but still has 49 rocks left in his collection. How many rocks did he give away to friends?

• 48 - 8 + 49 = r
• 8 + 48 - 49 = r
• 48 - 8 - 49 = r
• 8 + 48 + 49 =  r

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I had $147 in my bank account. I spent $42 on my brand new, size 8 Nike sneakers. Then, I earned $45 by winning a race with my new sneakers. How much money do I have now?

• 147 + 42 + 8 + 45 = m
• 147 - 42 + 8 + 45 = m
• 147 - 42 + 45 = m
• 147 - 42 - 45 = m

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Our school library started the day with 284 books. During the day, 28 books were returned, and some others were checked out. At the end of the day, the library had 293 books. How many books were checked out today?

• 284 + 293 - 28 = b
• 293 + 28 - 284 = b
• 284 - 28 + 293 = b
• 284 + 28 - 293 = b

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The oven temperature was at 325 degrees because my mom just finished baking a pie. I increased the temperature 75 degrees so I could bake a pizza. After the pizza was cooked, I turned off the oven. It cooled down to the room temperature of 68 degrees. How much did the temperature decrease?

• 325 + 75 - 68 = t
• 325 - 75 + 68 = t
• 325 - 75 - 68 = t
• 325 + 75 + 68 = t

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Yesterday morning, Angela's dog had 16 dog treats. In the afternoon, he had 19 dog treats. Last night before bed, he got another four dog treats. How many treats did he have in all yesterday?

• 16 + 19 - 4 = t
• 19 - 16 + 4 = t
• 19 + 4 + 16 = t
• 16 - 4 + 19 = t

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I had $88. Then, I earned $29 walking dogs in the community. After I spent some money on concert tickets, I have $74 remaining. How much money did I spend on concert tickets?

• 88 + 29 - 74 = m
• 88 - 29 - 74 = m
• 88 - 29 + 74 = m
• 88 + 29 + 74 = m

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