Solving Two Step Word Problem

Aurielle has 67 sweet potatoes and Zariyah has 43 sweet potatoes. They use 26 sweet potatoes to make sweet potatoes pies for their school's bake sale. How many sweet potatoes do they have left?

• 84 sweet potatoes

• 136 sweet potatoes

• 110 sweet potatoes

• 26 sweet potatoes

Travis had 17 cookies and then he bought 25 more cookies. He wants to share them between himself and 6 friends. How many cookies will each friend get?

• 9 cookies

• 7 cookies

• 6 cookies

• 8 cookies

Naomi and her friend TaMia went shopping. They each bought 10 new shirts. Naomi returned 3 of her new shirts to the store. How many shirts do Naomi and TaMia have?

• 20 shirts

• 7 shirts

• 17 shirts

• 5 shirts

Norris and Andrew went fishing. They each caught 11 fish. For dinner, they each ate 2 fish. How many fish do Norris and Andrew have now?

• 22 fish

• 20 fish

• 18 fish

• 9 fish

Sue, Kim and David went to the movies. Sue bought 5 movie tickets for $4 each. She paid with a $50, how much change will she get back?

• 25

• 20

• 30

• 10

A gardener plants 9 rows of flowers with 14 flowers in each row. Later, 3 rows of flowers are removed. How many flowers are left?

• 84

• 90

• 108

• 126

Jonathan buys 4 sheets of 10 stamps each and 2 sheets of 8 stamps each. He uses 25 stamps on envelopes. Which equation can be used to find n, the number of stamps Jonathan has left?

• (4 + 10 x 2 + 8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) + 25 = n

• 10 + 8 - 25

Kim had a basket with 43 blueberries. Her sister gives her 23 more. The sisters eat 21 blueberries. How many blueberries does Kim have left?

• 25

• 20

• 30

• 45

A pet store sells 9 puppies and then receives a new shipment of 12 puppies. If 5 puppies are sold from the new shipment, how many puppies are left in the store?

• 16

• 18

• 20

• 22

Mrs. Rhodes finds $12 in her wallet. She finds $8 more in her pocket. She splits all of the money she found equally between her two kids. How much does each kid receive?

• $10

• $20

• $4

• $5