Addition Subtraction Multi-Step Word Problems

At the arcade Amy had 6 tickets she saved from the last time she went. This time she played a game 7 times and earned 5 tickets each time she played. How many tickets does she have now?

Katie had 4 math problems to complete. She spent about 8 minutes on each problem and then she spent 7 minutes checking her answers. How many minutes did she spend total?

Wendy was playing a video game and had 10 lives. In a hard part of the game she lost 6 lives. If she got 37 more lives in the next level, how many lives would she have?

It takes 8 ounces of cheese to make a burrito and 9 ounces for a taco. If you wanted 2 burritos and 1 taco how many ounces of cheese would you need?

Haley picked 28 carrots from her garden. If she threw out 11 of them and then picked 9 more the next day, how many carrots would she have total?

Roger spent $8 on a board game and then he bought 4 action figures for $5 each. How much money did he spend on the game and figures?

For Halloween Debby and her sister combined the candy they received. Debby had 32 pieces of candy while her sister had 45. If they ate 24 pieces the first night, how many pieces do they have left?

How many inches were cut?

Sophie went to the lake with her family. First, they spent 1 1/4 hours fishing. Then, they spent twice as much time swimming. How much time did they spend fishing and swimming in all?

Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

(a)  

David has 3 1/2 cups of blueberries. He uses 1/4 of a cup of blueberries to make a breakfast smoothie. He uses 1/2 of the remaining blueberries to make blueberry pancakes. How many cups of blueberries does he use for the pancakes?

Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

(a)