Two step word problems

Daniel colored 14 pictures.  He gave 9 to his mother on her birthday.  Then he colored 12 more pictures.  How many does Daniel have now?

• 5

• 21

• 17

• 23

Tom picked 45 strawberries from the garden. He ate 6 of them. Then he threw away 12 rotten ones. How many strawberries does Tom have now?

• 39

• 27

• 33

• 63

32 kids lined up for a running race. 11 more kids joined. 6 kids left to get a drink of water. How many kids were left for the running race?

• 37

• 11

• 43

• 23

Sue, Kim and David went to the movies. Sue bought 5 movie tickets for $4 each. She paid with a $50, how much change will she get back?

• 25
• 20
• 30
• 10

Ariana has 20 groups of 10 pencils. 137 are sharpened. How many dull pencils does Ariana have?

Answer explanation

Ariana had 20 groups of pencils, with 10 pencils in each group.

20 x 10

137 pencils are sharpened and the rest are dull.

- 137

ANSWER: 20 x 10 - 137

Mr. Kessler has 22 students in his class. Today, 2 students are absent. Mr. Kessler puts the students that are there into 4 equal groups. How many students are in each group?

• 20

• 80

• 5

• 6

Matt has 2 packages, each with 6 pieces of candy. He eats 4 of the candies. How many pieces of candy are left?

• 16

• 12

• 10

• 8

Mike, Georgie, and Brianna’s grandmother gave them 24 dollars to divide equally. They spend the money during a 4 day vacation. They spend the same amount each day. How much did each person spend each day?

• $1

• $2

• $4

• $8

Third graders at Mill Brook are raising money for the school library. Their goal is to make $250. They raised $9 each day for 8 days in a row. How much more money is needed to make the goal of $250?

• $178

• $72

• $182

• $122

Mia’s birthday party lasted for 60 minutes. They played 4 games, and each game took 10 minutes. They ate cake and opened presents for the rest of the party. How long did they eat cake and open presents?

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 50