Multi-Step Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Malik has a bank account. His mother deposits $834. Now he has $2,340 in his bank account. How much money did he begin with?
What operation will you use to solve this problem?

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1,467 people went to the movies on Friday.  5,815 people went on Saturday.  About how many people went to the movies on both days?
What operation will you use to solve this problem?

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Ms. Simpson's class is going on a field trip.  There are 3 vans that will carry 8 students and 1 adult.  There are 5 cars that will each carry 4 students and 1 adult.  How many people are going on the field trip?
Is this a multi-step or single step word problem?

• Multi-step

• Single Step

There are 27 students in each 4th grade class.  There are 22 students in each 3rd grade class.  There are 6 3rd grade classes and 4 4th grade classes.  How many students are in 3rd and 4th grade combined?
Is this a multi-step or single step word problem?  

• Multi-step

• Single Step

Lory has 56 marbles. She gets 15 marbles for her birthday. Lory then gives 22 marbles away. How many marbles does Lory have left?

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• 49

• 63

• 71

John has 32 candies. He buys 10 more candies and then gives 15 candies to his friend. How many candies does John have left?

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• 35

• 42

• 25

494 children were playing at recess. 100 of those children were playing on the basketball court. The rest were playing on the field. How many children were playing on the field?

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• 394

• 294

A store had 40 oranges in a bin. If they threw away 25 of the old ones and put 21 new ones in the bin how many would be in the bin?

• 65

• 46

• 61

• 36

Oliver started collecting lunch boxes when he was 5 years old. He had 26 superhero lunch boxes, 15 outer space lunch boxes, and 17 rock band lunch boxes.

Then Oliver's cousin started her own lunch box collection. Oliver wanted to help her get started, so he gave his cousin 19 lunch boxes from his collection. How many lunch boxes does Oliver have left in his collection?

Summer day camp is about to begin. Today there are 132 boys signed up and 219 total children signed up. How many more boys than girls are signed up for camp?