Three Step Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Jayzon has ? boxes of plain crackers and ? boxes of cheese crackers. How many boxes of crackers does Jayzon have altogether?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Select the equation that best represents the situation:

Josiah scored 37 points. This was 5 points more than Alex scored.

• 37 + 5 = k

• k - 5 = 37

• k + 5 = 37

• 5k = 37

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

What operation do these terms mean?
difference
decreased by
less than 

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

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

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Layton baked 400 cupcakes. The class ate 289 of those cupcakes. Layton went home and baked 129 more cupcakes. How many cupcakes does Layton have?

• 818 cupcakes

• 111 cupcakes

• 0 cupcakes

• 240 cupcakes

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

William has 745 volleyball cards. He gives 465 to his friends, then buys 278 more. How many cards does he have now?

• 558

• 280

• 2

• 1488

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Max has 92 seashells. Darren has 89 more seashells than Max. How many seashells do they have IN ALL? 

• 181

• 273

• 237

• 811

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Sarah had 548 marbles, and she bought 237 more marbles. Later, she gave 385 marbles to her friend. How many marbles does Sarah have now?

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

A theatre is renewing its 3,000 seats. It has replaced 5 sections of 136 seats and a 6th section containing 348 seats. How many seats have been replaced so far? How many more seats still need to be replaced?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Tara had 245 more stickers than Madyson. Madyson had 320 stickers. How many stickers do they have in all?

• 335

• 775

• 885

• 658

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8