Addition and Subtraction Two Step Word Problem

Jordan earned $105 for doing chores. He bought a video game for $59 and a Baby Yoda shirt for $15. How much money does he have left?

• $31

• $40

• $22

• $18

There are 36 students in a class. If 9 students are absent and 15 more students join the class, how many students are there in total?

• 42

• 30

• 45

• 38

Matt's family is going on a trip. They are traveling 283 miles the first day, 365 miles the second day, 116 miles on the third day, and 359 miles the fourth day. How many miles are they traveling on the first three days of their trip?

• A. 764 miles

• B. 642 miles

• C. 359 miles

• D. 283 miles

Ben had 5 sheets of stickers. Each sheet had 12 stickers on it. Ben gave 23 stickers to his sister. He gave 16 stickers to his brother. Which equation can be used to determine s, how many stickers Ben has left?

• (5x12)-23-16=s

• (12+5)-23-16=s

• (5x12)-23+16=s

• (12x5)+23-16=s

Jonathan buys 4 sheets of 10 stamps each and 2 sheets of 8 stamps each. He uses 25 stamps on envelopes. Which equation can be used to find n, the number of stamps Jonathan has left?

• (4 + 10 x 2 + 8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) + 25 = n

• 10 + 8 - 25

Mr. Anderson had 185 pieces of wood. He sold 25 pieces of wood to his neighbor and stacked the rest of the wood into piles around his house. Each pile of wood contained 40 pieces of wood. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of piles of wood Mr. Anderson made?

• p = (185 + 25) + 40

• p = (185 - 25) - 40

• p = (185 + 25) × 40

• p = (185 - 25) ÷ 40

Amina collects 23 leaves. She gives 6 of the leaves to her brother and 8 to her sister. How many leaves does she have left?

James and Zain bring their football cards to share with their friend Thomas. James brings 14 and Zain brings 11. They give Thomas 8 cards between them. How many do James and Zain have left altogether?

In a school kitchen, the cook has 20 pie trays. She makes meat pies and vegetarian pies. The cook uses 8 trays for the meat pies and 7 for the vegetarian pies. How many trays are not used?

A farmer has 26 cows, which he keeps in 3 paddocks. After counting 12 in the first paddock and 5 in the second, how many cows would he expect to find in the third?