Multi-Step Addition Subtraction Word Problems

There were 531 building blocks in a tub. Jimmy used 240 to build a truck and 80 to build a cart. How many blocks were left?

• 851

• 320

• 291

• 211

During a nature walk with her class, Cara collected 236 leaves. She counted 105 leaves that were green and 87 leaves that were yellow. The rest of the leaves were brown. How many leaves were brown?

John made 3 different stacks of wooden blocks. The first stack was 8 blocks high, the second stack was 3 block(s) higher than the first, and the final stack was 8 block(s) higher than the second. In total, how many blocks did John use for all 3 stacks?

• 19

• 28

• 40

• 48

Last year I earned 212 reading counts points. This year I want to earn 68 more points than how many I earned last year. How many points will have from both years.

• 298

• 126

• 592

• 384

Tom has 1,245 baseball cards. He buys 356 more cards and then gives 198 cards to his friend. What is the first step to find out how many cards Tom has now?

• Subtract 198 from 1,245

• Add 1,245 and 356

• Subtract 356 from 1,245

• Add 356 and 198

A bakery sold 2,345 cookies on Monday and 1,678 cookies on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they sold 1,234 cookies. What is the first step to find out the total number of cookies sold over these three days?

• Add 2,345 and 1,678

• Subtract 1,234 from 2,345

• Add 1,678 and 1,234

• Subtract 1,678 from 2,345

A farmer harvested 4,560 apples. He sold 1,230 apples and then picked 670 more apples. What is the first step to find out how many apples the farmer has now?

• Subtract 1,230 from 4,560

• Add 4,560 and 670

• Subtract 670 from 4,560

• Add 1,230 and 670

Emily has 1,500 points in a game. She earns 250 more points and then loses 175 points. What is the first step to find out her current points?

• Subtract 175 from 1,500

• Add 1,500 and 250

• Subtract 250 from 1,500

• Add 250 and 175

Audrina practiced her flute for 100 minutes. Alina practiced her flute for 85 minutes. How much longer did Audrina practice?

• 12 minutes

• 14 minutes

• 17 minutes

• 15 minutes

The store has 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 81 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?

• 69 baseballs

• 59 baseballs

• 70 baseballs

• 68 baseballs