Two Step Addition Subtraction Word Problems

Ronnie needs 101 cupcakes for a birthday party. He already has 21 chocolate cupcakes and 33 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes should Ronnie buy?

• 80

• 113

• 47

• 68

Janet's mother gave her $76 to go to the store. Janet bought 2 loaves of bread and 4 cartons of orange juice. Each loaf of bread cost $5 and each carton of orange juice cost $3. How much money does Janet have left?

• 68

• 54

• 84

• 20

Larry had 8 problems on each page of homework. On Monday, she had 2 pages of homework and on Tuesday, she had 3 pages of homework. How many problems did she have?

Jordan earned $105 for doing chores. He bought a video game for $59 and a Baby Yoda shirt for $15. How much money does he have left?

• $31

• $40

• $22

• $18

Kayley made 325 bracelets. Her friend Amy, made 48 more bracelets than Kayley. Susie made 263 bracelets. How many bracelets were made in all?

• 363 bracelets

• 588 bracelets

• 373 bracelets

• 311 bracelets

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)

Max's goal is to practice playing drums for 300 minutes this week. On Sunday he practiced for 127 minutes. On Tuesday he practiced for 38 minutes. How many more minutes does Max need to practice in order to meet his goal?

• 135

• 465

• 165

• 145

Which keyword can be used in addition word problems?

• less than

• how many more

• in all

• fewer

Serena and her siblings eat 2 packets of crackers a day. Each packet has 10 crackers. How many crackers do Serena and her siblings eat in 3 days?

The Lower School has a recycling program. They collected 4,092 plastic bottles last year, and this year are hoping to collect 6,000 bottles. How many more do they need to collect to reach their goal?

• 10,092

• 1,908

• 2,000

• 6,000