Third Grade Word Problems with Addition and Subtraction Two Step

Johnny bought 27 movies from his friend and 7 from Goodwill. If 10 of the movies didn't play, how many does he have that will play?

• 34

• 24

• 14

• 44

At the beginning of the party there were 12 people. During the party, 6 left, and 10 new friends came. How many people were at the party at the end?

• (12-6)+10

• (10+6)+12

• (12-6)-10

• (12+6)+10

I made 24 sugar cookies and 48 chocolate chip cookies for the school bake sale. I sold 15 during the sale. ABOUT how many cookies do I have left?

• 57

• 87

• 50

• 90

867 books were in the school library. 322 books were checked out in the morning. Then 131 more books were check out in the afternoon. How many books are still in the library?

• 545

• 414

• 736

• 453

Mom sliced a cucumber into 24 slices. She put 5 slices in Jared’s lunch, 6 slices in Kacee’s lunch, and she snacked on 7 slices. How many slices will she have left for tomorrow’s lunches?

• 6

• 7

• 10

• 11

A store had 40 oranges in a bin. If they threw away 25 of the old ones and put 21 new ones in the bin how many would be in the bin now?

• 65

• 46

• 61

• 36

Ronnie needs 70 cupcakes for a birthday party. He already has 21 chocolate cupcakes and 33 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes should Ronnie buy?

• 80

• 113

• 16

• 68

Allison is reading a book with 99 pages.  She read 37 pages on Monday.  Then she read 42 pages on Tuesday.  How many pages does she still have to read?

• 178

• 79

• 20

• 62

Mrs. Thomas ordered 500 books for the library. She put 298 of the books on the red bookshelves. Then, she put 39 books on the green bookshelves. How many books are not on a bookshelf?

• 837 books

• 202 books

• 461 books

• 163 books

Amy had 42 video files and 33 picture files on her phone. If she deleted 10 of the files, how many are left?

• (42 + 33) - 10

• (33 + 10) - 42

• (10 + 42) - 33

• (42 - 33) - 10