Multi Word Step Problems Add Subtract

Dennis has prepared 21 snowballs for a snowball fight. Kevin has prepared twice as many as Dennis. How many snowballs do they have in all?

What is step 2 of this problem?

• Add 21 + the answer from step 1

• Add 2 + the answer from step 1

• Multiply 21 x the answer from step 1

• Multiply 2 x the answer from step 1

Paul has 25 posters.  He bought 15 more.  How many does he have now?

• 10 posters

• 30 posters

• 15 posters

• 40 posters

Mike had 15 video games but 9 of them weren't working. If he wanted to sell the working games for $5 each, how much money could he earn?

• 25

• 45

• 29

• 30

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?

• 18

• 47

• 37

• 41

Chloe baked 7 brownies, but needed 16 total for her party. If she used 6 cups of flour on each one, how much cups of flour does she still need?

• 63

• 29

• 36

• 54

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?

• 39

• 60

• 19

• 28

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?

• 19

• 26

• 31

• 25

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?

• 39

• 20

• 26

• 48

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?

• 13

• 28

• 17

• 36

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?

• 41

• 53

• 47

• 16