Two-Step Adding and Subtracting Word Problems

There were forty-three girls and thirty-seven boys trying out for the school’s basketball team. If only nineteen of them got called back, how many students didn't make the cut? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

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• 99

• 51

• 13

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Emily had forty-seven music files and forty video files on her flash drive. If she deleted two of the files, how many files were still on her flash drive? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

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• 89

• 85

• 9

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

While on vacation, Sarah took forty-eight pictures at the zoo and forty-five at the museum. If she later deleted seventy-one of the pictures, how many pictures from her vacation did she still have? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

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• 164

• 68

• 22

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Rachel had forty-four math problems and thirty-eight science problems for homework. If she finished fifteen of the problems at school, how many problems did she have to do for homework? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

• 29

• 67

• 97

• 21

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

The school cafeteria ordered fourteen red apples and nineteen green apples for student's lunches. But, if only seventeen students wanted fruit, how many extra did the cafeteria end up with? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

• 16

• 50

• 20

• 18

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Lana bought two coloring books. One had forty-one pictures and the other had thirteen. After one week she had already colored nineteen of the pictures. How many pictures does she still have to color? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

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• 9

• 35

• 49

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Paige and her mom were picking carrots from their garden. Paige picked nineteen and her mother picked thirty-seven. If only nine of the carrots were good, how many bad carrots did they have? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

• 47

• 65

• 9

• 56

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

At the arcade, Tom won twenty-four tickets playing 'whack a mole' and thirty-seven tickets playing 'skee ball'. If he spent six of his tickets on a hat, how many tickets does Tom have left? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

• 61

• 55

• 67

• 7

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Billy was trying to expand his game collection. He bought thirty-three games from a friend and bought twenty-five more at a garage sale. If forty-five of the games didn't work, how many good games did he end up with? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

• 58

• 103

• 12

• 13

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

At the school's book fair Paul bought thirty-seven adventure books and fifteen mystery books. If seven of the books were used, how many new books did he buy? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

• 59

• 45

• 52

• 15

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1