Two Step Word Problems

Brandon has 46 marbles in a bag. Maria gives him 26 more marbles. He lost 18 marbles at recess. How many marbles does he still have?

Ava has 76 pencils in her desk. 15 pencils fall out in the morning. 42 more pencils fall out in the afternoon. How many pencils are still in Ava's desk?

Charlie sees 16 lizards in his front yard. Kevin finds 25 lizards in a tree. Bart counts 17 lizards in the back yard. How many lizards did they see all together?

There are 37 kids playing at the beach. 13 more kids join them. 22 kids go home to eat lunch. How many kids are still playing at the beach?

On Monday, Mary bought 23 strawberries. On Tuesday, she ate five of them. On Wednesday, she ate six more of them. How many strawberries does she have left?

• 23 + 5 - 6 = s

• 23 - 5 + 6 = s

• 23 + 5 + 6 = s

• 23 - 5 - 6 = s

I had $88. Then, I earned $29 walking dogs in the community. After I spent some money on concert tickets, I have $74 remaining. How much money did I spend on concert tickets?

• 88 + 29 - 74 = m

• 88 - 29 - 74 = m

• 88 - 29 + 74 = m

• 88 + 29 + 74 = m

Angela had 18 Pokemon cards. Her brother gave her 45 more Pokemon cards. She then gave 9 of her cards to her friend. How many Pokemon cards does Angela have now?

• 18 Pokemon cards

• 54 Pokemon Cards

• 7 Pokemon Cards

• 9 Pokemon Cards

Stacy finds 24 shells at the beach. Mark finds 32 shells. Beth finds 28 shells. How many shells did the 3 friends find?

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

Lynne had 13 cookies. She gave the same number to each of her 6 friends after she ate one herself. How many cookies did each friend get?

• 2

• 7

• 19

• 4