Multi Step Subtraction Word Problems

A zoo had 600 visitors. 200 visitors left in the morning and 150 visitors left in the evening. How many visitors were there in the zoo at the end of the day?

• 400

• 550

• 300

• 250

Sandy had 200 lion stickers. Sandy gave 64 stickers to Mike, 34 stickers to her sister and an additional 48 stickers to John. How many stickers does Sandy still have?

Sandy wants 120 cupcakes for her party. Sandy has already made 36 vanilla cupcakes, and 60 berry cupcakes. How many more cupcakes does Sandy need to make?

Before getting to school, Mary has a few errands to run. Mary has to walk 5 blocks to the gallery, and 10 blocks to the museum, before walking the final 7 blocks to arrive at school. If Mary has already walked 9 blocks, how many more blocks must she walk before arriving at school?

At an amusement park, Jess wants to ride a rollercoaster that costs 35 tickets, a bumper car that costs 22 tickets, and a merry-go-round that costs 16 tickets. Jess had 28 tickets, but lost 10 of them on a ride. How many more tickets does she need?

Peter likes to collect coins. Peter got 21 coins from his brother, 17 coins from his mother, as well as 20 coins from Sally. However, Peter lost 18 coins before putting those coins into his piggybank. How many coins does Peter have in his piggybank?

Nancy made 3 different stacks of wooden blocks. The first stack was 4 blocks high, the second stack was 11 block(s) higher than the first, and the final stack was 4 block(s) higher than the second. In total, how many blocks did Nancy use for all 3 stacks?

Jim has one dollar.  He spends 16 cents on a pencil.  Jim's dad gives him five dollars for mowing the grass. Write an equation with a letter for the unknown to find out how much money Jim has now.

• 100¢ -16¢  ⁼ m

• m ⁼1 dollar

• $1.00 - $.16 + $5.00 ⁼ m

• 5 +1 + 16⁼ m

Ronnie needs 101 cupcakes for a birthday party. He already has 21 chocolate cupcakes and 33 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes should Ronnie buy?

• 80

• 113

• 47

• 68

Janet's mother gave her $76 to go to the store. Janet bought 2 loaves of bread and 4 cartons of orange juice. Each loaf of bread cost $5 and each carton of orange juice cost $3. How much money does Janet have left?

• 68

• 54

• 84

• 20