Addition and Subtraction 2 Step Word Problems

Mario picked 5 mushrooms and Luigi picked 2 mushrooms each day. If they did that for 5 days how much mushrooms would they have all together?

• 35

• 7

• 12

• 20

Ann is on a running team. She ran 2 miles each day for 5 days. Over the weekend she ran 4 more miles. How many miles did Ann run that week? Pick the equation that shows the correct way to solve the problem.

• 2+5x4=

• 2x5+4=

• 2x5-4=

• 2-5x4=

Naomi bought 2 hats for $9 each and a bracelet for $5. How much did she spend in all?

• 3 x $4 = $12

  $7 + $9 = 16

• $9 - $5 = $4

  2 x $4 = $8

• 2 x $9 = $18

  $18 + $5 = $23

• $9 - $2 = $7

  7 x $5 = 35

There were 6 students sitting on each of the 4 benches on the playground. Then 3 students left. How many students were left on the benches?

The coach bought 9 packs of award ribbons. There are 4 red and 3 blue ribbons in each pack. How many total ribbons did the coach buy?

Antonio has 5 packs of Pokemon cards with 7 cards in each pack. He gave 1 pack of cards to Kameron. How many total cards does Antonio have left?

• 28

• 35

• 13

• 42

We had 3 people in person in class today, then 2 more students came and joined our class. Each student in class got 5 stickers. How many stickers did Mrs. Morehouse give out?

Allison is in charge of getting oranges for the soccer game today. She buys 2 bags with 6 oranges in each bag. She also buys 4 loose oranges. Which expression can be used to find the number of oranges Allison buys in all?

• 2 x 4 - 6

• 2 x 6 + 4

• 2 x 6 x 4

• 2 x 6 - 4

What operation will you use to solve step two? Five friends went to dinner at Old Chicago. Each person’s meal was $8. They paid with $55. The amount they got back after they paid was the amount they tipped their waitress. How much did they tip her?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

In the following word problem, what is the operation needed to solve the first step? Annabel was running in the Fun Run to raise money for her school. Her parents donated $8 per lap. Her grandparents donated $4 per lap. She ran 12 laps. How much money did she raise during the Fun Run?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division