One and Two Step Algebraic Word Problems

Marcus had a collection of Batman books. He had 12 books in his collection. He was given some more Batman books, which increased his collection 3 times. Sadly, Marcus lost 5 of the books on a trip. Which expression will help solve for how many books Marcus has left?

• (12 + 3) - 5

• (12 x 3) - 5

• (12 - 3) - 5

• (12 x 5) - 3

The owner of a candy factory ordered 3 different bags of colored gummy bears. 
*She ordered 25 of each color
*She also ordered some chocolate. 
*She ordered 3 times as much chocolate as gummy bears.
How much chocolate did she order?

• 675

• 225

• 75

• 25

Jimmy has twice as many Pokemon cards as Yosmar. Together they have exactly 122 cards. Miguel has 3 times as many cards as Jimmy and Yosmar have together. How many cards does Miguel have?

• 336

• 122

• 1,098

• 112

Yovanni received $52 for his birthday. He spent $44 on a new video game. 
He then earned shared that money equally with his brother. Which expression shows how to solve this problem?

• (52 - 44) - 8

• (52 + 44) ÷ 2

• (52 - 44) + 2

• (52 - 44) ÷ 2

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)

James has 7 bags of 6 goldfish and one bag of 10 minnows. Which equation would show the total number of fish James has?

• 7 x 6 - 10 = f

• 7 x 6 x 10 = f

• 7 + 4 + 10 = f

• 7 x 6 + 10 = f

Blaine had 89 blue and 13 pink stickers in his collection. Mary had some stickers of her own too. If Blaine has 20 less stickers than Mary, how many stickers does Mary have?

• 102

• 109

• 122

• none of the above

Sierra had $34 in her bank account. She worked and put in another $54 in her account. She then purchased 8 scarves that all cost the same amount with her money. Which expression shows how much money each scarf cost?

• (34 + 54) - 8

• (34 + 54) + 8

• (34 + 54) ÷ 8

• (34 + 54) x 8