Multistep Word Problems Addition and Subtraction

Mrs. McCarthy had 21 students in her class. 2 students moved away. Then 6 new students joined the class. How many students are in Mrs. McCarthy's class now?

• 17

• 27

• 25

• 18

Nate had 300 cookies for class. He dropped 145 on his way to school. His mom brought him 123 more cookies. How many cookies does Nate have now?

• 350
• 278
• 155
• 423

Cohen is 135cm taller than Braden. Braden is 257cm tall. Madison is 57cm shorter than Cohen. How many cm tall are the students all together?

• 955cm
• 449cm
• 984cm
• 854cm

Adam has 3 goldfish bowls with 5 goldfish in each bowl. His dad gives him 2 more bowls with 10 goldfish in each bowl. How many goldfish does Adam have in all?

• 15 goldfish

• 20 goldfish

• 100 goldfish

• 35 goldfish

Kaylyn ran 10km on Monday, 10km on Tuesday and 10km on Wednesday. She took a break on Thursday and then ran 10km on Friday. How many miles did Maleah run this week?

• 40 miles

• 50 miles

• 10 miles

• 90 miles

Tara had 245 more stickers than Madyson. Madyson had 320 stickers. How many stickers do they have in all?

• 335
• 775
• 885
• 658

Layton baked 400 cupcakes. The class ate 289 of those cupcakes. Layton went home and baked 129 more cupcakes. How many cupcakes does Layton have?

• 818 cupcakes
• 111 cupcakes
• 0 cupcakes
• 240 cupcakes

Ms. Angela received 51 birthday cards. She received 18 fewer birthday gifts than cards. How many cards and gifts did she receive?

• 33
• 84
• 69
• 100

Yesterday Nicole scored 568 in his video game. Today he scored 123. How many more points did he score today if his total score is 800?

• 100 points

• 691 points

• 109 points

• 123 points

Smriddhi and Syeda went to the mall with 50 dollars. They bought a shirt that cost 21 dollars. Then they bought ice cream that cost 15 dollars. How much money will they go home with?

• 36 dollars

• 14 dollars

• 0 dollars

• 50 dollars