Solve One-Step and Two-Step Problems

Some balls are in the closet. Mr. Thomas takes out 15 balls for class. Now there are 56 balls in the closet. How many balls were in the closet in the beginning?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Corey buys a box of 96 paper clips from the store. He uses 34 paper clips. How many paper clips does Corey have left?

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

A.J. counts 44 acorns in his yard. He picks up 27 acorns. Then 16 more acorns fall from the tree. How many acorns are in the yard now?

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.6

27 people are at a picnic. 14 people eat hamburgers. The rest eat hot dogs. How many people eat hot dogs?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Some pumpkins are in a patch. 41 pumpkins are picked. Now there are 33 pumpkins in the patch. How many pumpkins were in the patch at the start?

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Lance buys 48 eggs. He uses 24 of them for baking. Then he buys 12 more eggs. How many eggs does Lance have now? Which set of equations can you use to solve this problem?

• 48 + 24 = 72

  72 - 12 = 60

• 48 - 24 = 24

  24 + 12 = 36

• 48 + 24 = 72

  72 + 12 = 84

• 48 - 24 = 24

  24 - 12 = 12

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8