Two-Step Word Problems

Tom was cleaning his bookshelf. He had 16 books on the shelf. He gave 5 books to his little brother and 4 books to the library. How many books are on his bookshelf now?

• Step 1: 21 books Step 2: 7 books

• Step 1: 11 books Step 2: 7 books

• Step 1: 11 books Step 2: 18 books

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

We were looking in our flower garden. First, we saw 8 butterflies flying around. Then, we saw 6 bees gathering pollen. We looked under some leaves and saw 3 ants. How many insects did we see?

• Step 1: 2 insects Step 2: 5 insects

• Step 1: 2 insects Step 2: 17 insects

• Step 1: 14 insects Step 2: 17 insects

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.C.3

In the morning, there are 19 students in the cafeteria. 4 students leave after they eat breakfast. After a few minutes, some more students leave. Then, there were 10 students left still in the cafeteria. How many students left the cafeteria?

• Step 1: 15 students Step 2: 5 students

• Step 1: 23 students Step 2: 5 students

• Step 1: 15 students Step 2: 20 students

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.C.3

Mr. Brown’s class was studying the life cycle of toads. Tom brought 8 tadpoles to class. Sara brought 9 to class. They put them all in an aquarium. After a few days, 9 tadpoles changed into toads. How many tadpoles are still in the aquarium?

• Step 1: 17 tadpoles Step 2: 18 tadpoles

• Step 1: 17 tadpoles Step 2: 8 tadpoles

• Step 1: 8 tadpoles Step 2: 16 tadpoles

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

At the first stop, 14 people got on the school bus. At the second stop, 6 people got off. At the third stop, 7 people got on. Now how many people were on the school bus?

• Step 1: 20 people Step 2: 27 People

• Step 1: 8 people Step 2: 1 people

• Step 1: 8 people Step 2: 15 people

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Tasha has 14 books. She puts 6 books on a shelf. She puts 2 books in her book bag and the rest on her desk. How many books did she put on the desk?

• Step 1: 8 books Step 2: 14 books

• Step 1: 8 books Step 2: 6 books

• Step 1: 20 books Step 2: 22 books

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

There are 11 students on the playground. 8 students went inside to get water. Then, Mrs. Jones brought her students outside to play. Now, there are 20 students on the playground. How many students did Mrs. Jones bring to the playground?

• Step 1: 3 students Step 2: 17 students

• Step 1: 19 students Step 2: 17 students

• Step 1: 3 students Step 2: 23 students

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

There were 8 carrots and 5 potatoes in the garden. The rest of the plants were tomato plants. There were 17 plants in the garden. How many tomato plants were in the garden?

• Step 1: 13 plants Step 2: 4 tomato plants

• Step 1: 13 plants Step 2: 30 tomato plants

• Step 1: 30 plants Step 2: 4 tomato plants

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8