Addition and Subtraction Two Step Word Problem

A greengrocer has a box of apples. In the morning he sells 17 apples. In the afternoon he sells 6 apples. At the end of the day there are 11 apples left in the box. How many apples were there at the start of the day?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

John buys 12 pencils one week and 7 the following week. He gives 3 pencils to his friend. How many pencils does he have left?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Lydia has 15 marbles. She takes them to her friend’s house. She loses 3 on the way and 4 in the house. How many does she have left?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Asif has a packet of biscuits. There are 12 in the packet. He gives 6 of the biscuits to some friends. He buys another packet of 12 biscuits.

How many biscuits does he have now?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Angela had 18 Pokemon cards. Her brother gave her 45 more Pokemon cards. She then gave 9 of her cards to her friend. How many Pokemon cards does Angela have now?

• 18 Pokemon cards

• 54 Pokemon Cards

• 7 Pokemon Cards

• 9 Pokemon Cards

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Trent went to the concession stand and bought 2 sodas for $1.00 each and 3 hot dogs for $2.00 each. Which expression would you use to find out how much Trent paid in all?

• (2 - $1) + (3 - $2)

• $2 + 3 + $2

• 2 x (3 x $2)

• (2 x $1) + (3 x $2)

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

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A class used 1,745 markers over 3 days. The first day, they used 563 markers. The second day, they used 703 markers. How many markers did they use on the third day?

• 479

• 1,266

• 540

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Stella picked 26 more strawberries than Wyatt. Stella picked 67 strawberries. How many strawberries did Wyatt pick? Check the box if the equation can be used to solve the problem?

• 67 + 26 = ?

• 26 + ? = 67

• ? + 26 = 67

• 67 - 26 = ?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

18 A family spent $93 at a carnival. • They spent $18 on tickets to the carnival and $36 on food. • They spent the rest of the money on games. Which equation can be used to find g, the amount of money in dollars the family spent on games?

• F 93 = g + 36 − 18

• G 93 = 18 + 36 − g

• H 93 = 36 − 18 − g

• J 93 = g + 36 + 18

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Mandy earned $5.00 for allowance. She bought an ice cream cone for $1.25 and a pack of stickers for 50 cents. How much money does Mandy have left?

• 3.25

• 6.75

• 4.35

• 11.75

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