Two Step Word Problems Addition and Subtraction

Vanessa was making 7 salads. She opened a can of olives and put 6 olives on each salad. Then she ate the rest of the olives in the can. If there were 51 olives to start with, how many olives did Vanessa eat? 

• 9

• 64

• 38

• 11

Kim and Sarah sold bags of cookies. Each bag has 8 cookies Kim sold 4 bags of cookies Sarah sold 5 bags of cookies What is the total number of cookies that Kim and Sarah sold together?

• 60

• 52

• 17

• 72

Michael is preparing for an upcoming bike race. His goal is to bike a total of 48 miles this week. In the first 4 days, he biked 5 miles each day. In the next 2 days he biked 8 miles each day. How many more miles does he need to bike on the last day to reach his goal?

• 8

• 11

• 12

• 14

Ms. Weiss cooked some pancakes for herself and 3 family members. She made 28 pancakes to split equally. How many pancakes will each person receive?

• 7

• 4

• 3

• 8

Sarah had $139. She worked and earned some more money. She now has $302 total. How much money did she earn while working?

• $441

• $139

• $163

• $63

Serenity made 6 necklaces. Each necklace had 8 charms on it. She gave away 3 necklaces, how many charms does she have left?

• 24 charms

• 45 charms

• 11 charms

• 17 charms

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

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Brandon has 46 marbles in a bag. Maria gives him 26 more marbles. He lost 18 marbles at recess. How many marbles does he still have?

Ava has 76 pencils in her desk. 15 pencils fall out in the morning. 42 more pencils fall out in the afternoon. How many pencils are still in Ava's desk?

Charlie sees 16 lizards in his front yard. Kevin finds 25 lizards in a tree. Bart counts 17 lizards in the back yard. How many lizards did they see all together?