Adding and Subtracting one- and two-step problems

The Morris family went to the beach. They collected 425 shells in all. Zach collected 160 shells, and Emily collected 128 shells. How many shells did the rest of the family collect?

• 137

• 265

• 297

• 713

Mrs. Miller's class sold 125 boxes of cookies. Mr. Toler's class sold 128 boxes. Mrs. Burn's class sold 5 more boxes than Mrs. Miller's class. How many boxes did the three classes sell in all?

Annie collected 87 leaves, Sara collected 43 leaves, and Libby collected 196 leaves. How many more leaves did Libby collect than Annie and Sara combined?

• 66

• 109

• 153

• 326

Amy and her sisters counted the number of red cars they saw on a trip. Amy counted 62 red cars, Liz counted 81 red cars, and Beth counted 73 red cars. How many total red cars did Amy and Beth count.

• 216

• 154

• 143

• 135

Class A saved 110 bottle to recycle. Class B saved 320 bottles. Class C saved 215 bottles. The school wants to save 950 bottles in all. How many more bottles does the school need to save?

• 305

• 415

• 520

• 645

Recess time for third-grade students is usually 15 minutes. Last week, the third-grade teachers added 5 extra minutes for recess on Monday and Tuesday. Which equation can be used to find how many minutes of recess third-grade students had in all on Monday and Tuesday?

• 15 + 5 + 5 =

• (15 + 5) + (15 + 5) =

• (15 + 5) - (5 + 5) =

• (15 + 15 + 15) + (5 + 5) =

Kayla has 740 bobby pins. She found 35 more bobby pins. Then, at the dance competition, she lost 15 bobby pins. How many bobby pins does Kayla have now?

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Mikel had a notebook with 100 sheets of paper. Both John and Evie forgot to bring paper to class, so Mikel gave each of them 15 sheets of paper. Which of the following can be used to find how many sheets of paper Mikel has left?

• 100 − 15 − 2 = □

• 100 - □ = 15

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Star Movie Cinema is selling tickets to a new action movie in the large theater.

• The large theater can seat 275 people.

• The cinema has already sold 106 adult tickets and 57 children’s tickets.

Which strip diagram can be used to find the number of tickets still available for sale

in the large theater?

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Cody's mom baked 213 cookies for a school bake sale. Paula's mom baked 147 more cookies than Cody’s mom for the bake sale.

Which equation could be used to find the total number of cookies baked by both moms?

• 213 + 213 – 147 =

• 213 + 213 + 147 =

• 213 + 147 =

• 213 + 147 + 147 =