Two Step Word Problems

Cat had 575 shirts on Monday. On Tuesday she gave away 125 shirts. How many shirts does Cat have left?

• 575-125=

• 575+125

• 575+___=125

• 125+___=575

Find the number sentence:

Cat had 575 shirts on Monday. She gave away 125 shirts. On Wednesday, she received another 100 shirts. How many shirts does Cat have?

• 575-125+100=__

• 575+125-100=___

• 575+100=125

• 125-100=575

In the following word problem, what is the operation needed to solve the second step?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

What is the correct answer? Annabel was running in the Fun Run to raise money for her school. Her parents donated $8 per lap. Her grandparents donated $4 per lap. She ran 12 laps. How much money did she raise during the Fun Run?

• 48

• 96

• 144

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)

Mrs. Nunez had 182 paper clips in a container on her desk. She ordered another 19 boxes, each box had 48 paper clips in it. How many paper clips does she have now.

Hint: Multi-step

• 912

• 3,458

• 1,094

• 8,736

Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. Liam bought 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get? 

• 24

• 4

• 17

• 5

The coffee shop sold 213 cups of coffees on Friday, and 177 cups of coffee on Saturday. The coffee shop wants to sell a total of 575 cups by the end of the weekend. How many cups will they need to sell on Sunday?

• 390

• 185

• 965

• 611

Mrs. Nunez had 182 paper clips in a container on her desk. She ordered another 19 boxes, each box had 48 paper clips in it. How many paper clips does she have now.

• 912

• 3,458

• 1,094

• 8,736