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?

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?

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?

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?

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

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)

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

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 = ?

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

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