Two Step Subtraction

Emma had 380 beads. She used 125 beads for a necklace and then bought 48 more beads. How many beads does Emma have now?

BONUS QUESTION: Jill had 65 Takis snacks. She gave 20 of them to Fern and another 20 to Tammy. How many Takis snacks does Jill have left?

The farmers planted 62 fewer potatoes in the afternoon than in the morning. They planted 457 in the afternoon. How many potatoes did the farmers plant altogether?

Dylan had a lot of action figures. He gave away 150 action figures to his friends but bought 80 new ones. Dylan now has 190 action figures. How many action figures did Dylan have at the beginning?

Kaleb had 34 books. If he sold 17 of them and used the money he earned to buy 7 new books, how many books would Kaleb have?

• Add 34 and 17 and then subtract 7

• Subtract 17 from 34 and then add 7

• Subtract 17 and 7 from 34

• Add 17 and 34 and 7

• 279
• 269
• 331
• 278

At the fair there were 9 people in line for the bumper cars. If 6 of them got tired of waiting and left and 3 more got in line, how many people would be in line?

• Add 9 and 6 then subtract 3

• Subtract 6 from 9 and add 3

• Subtract 3 from 9 and add 6

• Subtract 6 from 9 and then subtract 3

A book store had 41 books in the bargain bin. If they sold 33 books, but then put 2 more in the bin, how many books would be in the bin?

• Add 41 and 33 and subtract 2

• Subtract 33 from 41 and add 2

• Add 2 to 22 and subtract from 41

• Subtract 33 from 21 and then subtract 2

• 239
• 230
• 170
• 160

• 396
• 414
• 596
• 386