Two Step Word Problems Addition and Subtraction

Mario picked 5 mushrooms and Luigi picked 2 mushrooms each day. If they did that for 5 days how much mushrooms would they have all together?

• 35

• 7

• 12

• 20

Ann is on a running team. She ran 2 miles each day for 5 days. Over the weekend she ran 4 more miles. How many miles did Ann run that week? Pick the equation that shows the correct way to solve the problem.

• 2+5x4=

• 2x5+4=

• 2x5-4=

• 2-5x4=

Naomi bought 2 hats for $9 each and a bracelet for $5. How much did she spend in all? Pick the answer that shows the correct two steps.

• 3 x $4 = $12

  $7 + $9 = 16

• $9 - $5 = $4

  2 x $4 = $8

• 2 x $9 = $18

  $18 + $5 = $23

• $9 - $2 = $7

  7 x $5 = 35

There were 6 students sitting on each of the 4 benches on the playground. Then 3 students left. How many students were left on the benches?

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An art teacher had 736 crayons.

She threw away 197 broken crayons. Then she bought 150 more crayons. Which equation shows how to find the number of crayons the art teacher has now?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Johnsonville Elementary school was having a canned food drive. Fifth grade students brought in a total of 13,928 cans. Third grade students brought in 2,074 cans more than the fifth grade students. How many cans did the third grade students bring in?

• 13,928 + 2,074

• 2,074 - 13,928

• 2,074 x 13,928

• 13,928 - 2,074

Mrs. Acosta wrote a book with 356 pages. Ms. Bowman wrote a book with 267 pages more than Mrs. Acosta. Mr. Aylward wrote a book with 139 fewer pages than Ms. Bowman. What is the total number of pages wrote by the three teachers?

Mathematical Equivalence

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Mandy earned $5.00 for allowance. She bought an ice cream cone for $1.25 and a pack of stickers for 50 cents. How much money does Mandy have left?

• 3.25

• 6.75

• 4.35

• 11.75

Mrs. Alvarez is planning a party for the 3rd grade classes. She purchased 5 piñatas for $15 each. How much did she spend after the discount?

• $25

• $80

• $75

• $70