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

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TEKS.MATH.3.4A

TEKS.MATH.3.5B

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

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TEKS.MATH.3.4K

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

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TEKS.MATH.3.4A

TEKS.MATH.3.5B

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

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TEKS.MATH.3.4K

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

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TEKS.MATH.3.4A

TEKS.MATH.3.5B

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

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TEKS.MATH.3.4K

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

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TEKS.MATH.3.4A

TEKS.MATH.3.5B

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?

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TEKS.MATH.3.4A

TEKS.MATH.3.5B

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?

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TEKS.MATH.2.4C

TEKS.MATH.3.4A

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?

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TEKS.MATH.2.4B