Beginner Two-Step Word Problems

What does CUBES stand for?

• Circle the question, underline key details, box in the question, eliminate the information not needed, solve by showing your work

• Circle the keywords, underline the question, box in the numbers, eliminate the information not needed, solve by showing your work

• Circle the numbers, underline the question, box in keywords, eliminate information not needed, solve by showing your work

• Circle the numbers, underline the key words, box in the question, eliminate information not needed, solve by showing your work

Elise has saved $86. This weekend, she earned $26 babysitting. Then, she spent $35 on a new outfit. How much money does Elise have left?

• $112

• $121

• $77

• $95

Carson earns $9 for every yard he mows. This month, he mowed 4 yards and received $25 for his birthday. How much money has he made altogether?

• $61

• $36

• $38

• $11

Carson earns $9 for every yard he mows. This month, he mowed 4 yards and received $25 for his birthday. How much money has he made altogether?

He then spent $18 at the arcade. How much money does Carson have now?

• $36

• $61

• $43

• $79

Ty has 4 apple trees in his backyard. He picked 7 apples off each tree. He threw away 9 bruised apples and sold the rest of the apples at the farmer’s market. What equation represents this question?

• 4 + (7 x 9) = a

• (4 x 7) - 9 = a

• (4 x 7) + 9 = a

• (7 - 4) x 9 = a

Ty has 4 apple trees in his backyard. He picked 7 apples off each tree. He threw away 9 bruised apples and sold the rest of the apples at the farmer’s market. How many apples did he sell?

• 28

• 19

• 37

• 20

Leo did chores for 7 days and earned $5 each day. Leo wants to buy a new video game for $50. How much more money does he need to earn to buy the video game system?

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division

• Subtraction

Leo did chores for 7 days and earned $5 each day. Leo wants to buy a new video game for $50. How much more money does he need to earn to buy the video game system?

• $10

• $35

• $15

• $38

What math operation should you use first to solve?

For Valentine’s Day, students decorated their classroom with paper hearts. They used 72 purple hearts, 116 pink hearts. They used 48 more red hearts than pink hearts. How many paper hearts were used in all?

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division

• Subtraction

For Valentine’s Day, students decorated their classroom with paper hearts. They used 72 purple hearts, 116 pink hearts. They used 48 more red hearts than pink hearts. How many paper hearts were used in all?

• 284

• 236

• 308

• 352