Two Step Word Problems

Johnny has 8 bags with 2 pieces of candy in each and Julius has 12 pieces of candy. How many more pieces does Johnny have than Julius?

• 2
• 4
• 10
• 12

There are 21 books on each of the 4 library tables. The librarian puts half of the books on shelves. How many books are left on the tables?

• 84
• 44
• 42
• 25

Debbie started reading a book with 117 pages. She read 18 pages of the book on Monday and 31 pages on Tuesday. How many pages does she have left to read?

• 49
• 166
• 68

James bough four 8-ounce bottles of water for a hiking trip. He drank 28 ounces. How many ounces of water are left?

• 20
• 32
• 4
• 36

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

At Sonya's cello recital, there were 8 rows of chairs, with 6 chairs in each row. There was a person in each chair, and there were 17 more people standing. How many people were in the audience altogether? 

• 3
• 65
• 31
• 19

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A store had thirty-eight coloring books in stock. They ended up putting them on sale and getting rid of twenty-eight of them. They put the ones they still had onto shelves with two on each shelf. How many shelves did they use?

• 5 shelves
• 6 shelves
• 7 shelves
• 8 shelves

A teacher had 16 worksheets to grade. If she graded 4, but then another 18 were turned in, how many worksheets would she have to grade?

• 4
• 30
• 28
• 16

Ronnie needs 70 cupcakes for a birthday party. He already has 21 chocolate cupcakes and 33 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes should Ronnie buy?

• 80
• 113
• 16
• 68

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Suki had 37 grapes. She gave 8 grapes to her sister.  Then she have 4 grapes to her best friend.  How many grapes does Suki have left?

• 49
• 29
• 30
• 25

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Cara bought six pieces of candy.  Each piece cost seven seven cents.  She gave the cashier one dollar.  How much change will she get back?

• 58 cents
• 13 cents
• $1.13
• $1.58