Two Steps Word Problem

Mikayla has 48 bags of treats. She is going to give 3 bags to her teacher. She will then give the rest out equally to her 5 friends. How many bags of treats will each friend receive?

• 40 bags of treats
• 9 bags of treats
• 5 bags of treats
• 50 bags of treats

Answer explanation

48 - 3 = 45

45 : 5 = 9

Nathan had 18 Pokemon cards. His brother gave him 45 more Pokemon cards. He then divided his cards into 9 equal groups. How many Pokemon cards are in each group?

• 18 Pokemon cards
• 54 Pokemon Cards
• 7 Pokemon Cards
• 9 Pokemon Cards

Answer explanation

18 + 45 = 63

63 : 9 = 7

Aisyah went to the movies. She bought 5 movie tickets, each ticket cost for $4. She paid with a $50, how much change will she get back?

• 25
• 20
• 30
• 10

Answer explanation

5 x $4 = $20

$50 - $20 = $30

Queen has 5 watermelons. Each watermelon has 9 seeds. If each seed can grow 2 watermelons, how many watermelons can Queen grow?

• 45 watermelons

• 90 watermelons

• 10 watermelons

• 18 watermelons

Answer explanation

5 x 9 = 45

2 x 45 = 90

867 books were in the school library. 322 books were checked out in the morning. Then 131 more books were check out in the afternoon. How many books are still in the library?

• 545

• 414

• 736

• 453

Answer explanation

867 - 322 - 131 = 414

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

• 20

• 80

• 5

• 6

Answer explanation

22 - 2 = 20

20 : 4 = 5

Anin’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

Answer explanation

4 x 10 minutes = 40 minutes

60 minutes - 40 minutes = 20 minutes

Gwensa has 2 packages of candies. Each packages has 15 pieces of candy. He eats 4 of the candies. How many pieces of candy are left?

• 26

• 22

• 20

• 30

Answer explanation

2 x 15 = 30 candies

30 - 4 = 26 candies

Allison is reading a book with 99 pages.  She read 37 pages on Monday.  Then she read 42 pages on Tuesday.  How many pages does she still have to read?

• 178
• 79
• 20
• 62

Timmy has four 12 packs of soda. He and his brother are each going to drink 4 sodas. How many sodas will be left over?

• 8 sodas
• 52 sodas
• 44 sodas
• 40 sodas