Two Step Word Problems Add and Subtract

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The school bus seats 50 students in all. On Tuesday, the bus was full. At the first bus stop, 15 students got off the bus. At the second bus stop, 8 students got off the bus. How many students were left on the bus?

Solve this 2 step word problem. Devarius's mom spent $100 for new school clothes for the family. Devarius's new outfit cost $35. His sister's clothes cost $40. The rest of the money was spent on their brother Nasir. How much money did Nasir's clothes cost?

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Three teachers handed out math and science textbooks for their classes. Two teachers had 21 students each, and the last teacher had 22. How many textbooks were handed out altogether?

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Mrs. Bingham loves watching the monkeys at the zoo. There were 37 monkeys swinging on the vines and 26 monkeys sitting still. The rest of the monkeys were taking a nap. If there are 100 monkeys in all, how many of the monkeys were taking a nap?

The 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes at Valley Ranch Elementary School set a goal to collect 9,000 Box Tops to raise money for the school. The number of Box Tops collected by each grade level so far is listed below. • 3rd Grade: 1,016 Box Tops • 4th Grade: 3,945 Box Tops • 5th Grade: 2,789 Box Tops How many more Box Tops need to be collected to meet the goal?

• 1,250

• 2,376

• 1,189

• 1,150

The fourth grade and fifth graders sell snack bars to raise money for a field trip. The fourth graders raise $1,249 and the fifth graders raise $1,355. How much money did the fourth and fifth graders raise in all?

• $2,604

• $2,461

• $2,571

• $2,771

Jon collects Pokemon Cards. He has 26,798 cards. If Jon gives his friend 6,099 cards, how many cards will Jon have left?

• 9,099 Pokemon cards

• 18,699 Pokemon cards

• 19,099 Pokemon cards

• 20,699 Pokemon cards

On Saturday, 33,466 people attended San Antonio festival. On Sunday, 27,599 people attended the festival. What was the total weekend attendance at the festival?

• 61,966

• 61,065

• 60,955

• 60,056

Herman bought a sweater for $28 and a shirt for $13. Which is a way to find out how much change he would get from $50?

• A. Subtract the difference of 28 and 13 from 50.

  50 - (28-13)

• B. Add 13 to the difference of 50 and 28.

  13+ (50-28)

• C. Subtract the sum of 28 and 13 from 50.

  50- (28 + 13)

• D. Add 50 to the difference of 28.25 and 13.99.

Javier has saved $55 toward the purchase of an IPOD. The IPOD costs $145. Which equation represents the amount Javier needs to save to by the IPOD?

• 55 + x = 145

• 145x = 55

• 55 - x = 145

• 145 (55) = x