Two Step Word Problems

Jane had 52 crates of apples to unload at the grocery store. She unloaded 29 of them. About how many crates does she have left to unload?

• 20

• 30

• 50

• 80

Michelle wanted to make 300 fliers for her campaign as class president during the weekend.

-Michelle made 85 on Friday
-Michelle made 124 on Saturday

Which equation below shows how to find the number of fliers Michelle needs to make on Sunday?

• 300 + 85 + 124

• 300 – 85 – 124

• 300 – 85 + 124

• 124 – 85 + 300

Josh and his friend Chloe are playing with blocks. Chloe has 48 blocks and Josh has 27 blocks. How many more blocks does Chloe have than Josh?

• 21

• 57

• 73

• 75

Look at the pictorial model, which equation does the model represent?

• 345 -123

• 248 +132

• 138 -132

• 248 -132

Lindsey bought a sweater for $28 and a pair of jeans for $51. What is the best estimate for how much money Lori spent in dollars?

• $70

• $80

• $60

• $74

Roger had 162 baseball cards. He received 20 more for his birthday and 7 more for cleaning his room. How many baseball cards does he have now?

• 135

• 185

• 189

• 190

Mrs. Smith’s class planted seeds each day during a week at summer camp. How many seeds did they plant on Monday and Friday?

• 556

• 658

• 560

• 670

Mr. Jones walked 472 steps Monday morning, 318 steps on Tuesday morning and 390 steps Wednesday morning. How many steps did he walk Tuesday and Wednesday morning?

• 790

• 862

• 708

• 1,180

Molly picked 582 berries. She threw away 125 rotten berries. How many berries does Molly have left? What plan ( + or -) would you use to answer the question?

• Addition (+)

• Subtraction (-)

During the fall, Brandon and Blake collected pinecones. Brandon collected 234 pine cones. Blake collected 139 pinecones. On the way back home, they dropped 25 pinecones. How many pine cones did they have when they got home?

• 498

• 348

• 373