Addition and Subtraction 2 Step Word Problems

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?

Maria counted 88 palm trees on 3 streets. She counted 62 palm trees on Main st and 16 palm trees on Avenue D. How many palm trees did Maria count on Beach Road?

Nicole wants to build 50 sandcastles. She builds 28 in the morning. A large wave washes away two of the sandcastles. How many more does she need to build to reach her goal?

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

Lydia saw 76 kites being flown at the park. A strong wind blew 19 kites into the pond. Another strong wind blew 27 kites away. How many kites are still being flown?

Jess wants several different color plates for her birthday. Jess wants to get 108 orange plates, 144 black plates, and some amount of yellow plates. In total, Jess wants 384 plates, so how many yellow plates should she get?

• 636

• 132

• 352

• 142

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many more chocolate cupcakes are at the bakery?

• 25 cupcakes

• 45 cupcakes

• 35 cupcakes

• 36 cupcakes

Ryan has 44 pink lollipops, 19 striped lollipops and 32 lollipops with polka dots. What is the total number of lollipops?

Malik has a bank account. His mother deposits $834. Now he has $2,340 in his bank account. How much money did he begin with?
What operation will you use to solve this problem?

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