Mixed Word Problems One and Two Steps

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

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

Each student in Ms. Diggs's class received 4 free books. There are 12 students in her class. 11 of the books were non-fiction. Which expression shows you how to figure out how many fiction books were in the class?

• (4 + 12) - 11

• (4 x 12) + 11

• (4 x 12) - 11

• (4 x 12) ÷ 11

Seth grows 9 carrots. Seth also grows 7 tomatoes. If each vegetable can sell for $2 each, how much money can Seth make?

• $18

• $14

• $32

• $16

Rebecca ate 3 strawberries for breakfast. Each strawberry is 10 calories. Rebecca also ate 2 pancakes. Each pancake is 50 calories. How many calories did Rebecca eat altogether for breakfast?

• 100 calories

• 130 calories

• 30 calories

• 60 calories

Gabe adopts 2 puppies. Each puppy has 2 black spots and 2 white spots. How many black spots do the puppies have altogether?

• 4 black spots

• 8 black spots

• 16 black spots

• 6 black spots

Steve has 42 chicken nuggets. He gives some to his son! How many could they each have now?

• Steve has 41 and his son has 2

• Steve has 25 and his son has 17

• Steve has 19 and his son has 23

• Steve has 42 and his son has 42

Mandy wants to plant 100 flowers. On Monday she plants 15 flowers. On Tuesday she plants 20 flowers. On Wednesday she plants 30 flowers. How many more flowers does she need to plant to reach her goal?

• 65

• 100

• 35

• 30

Jane has 40 pencils. Blake has 21 pencils but yesterday he found 2 more! Blake also has 2 erasers. How many more pencils does Jane have than Blake now?

• 17

• 21

• 23

• 15

An elephant ate 45 peanuts in one hour, 34 peanuts in the second hour, and some more peanuts in the third hour. How many peanuts did he eat the third hour if he ate 100 peanuts altogether?

• 78

• 87

• 12

• 21