Two Step Word Problem

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

Mrs. Nunez had 182 paper clips in a container on her desk. She ordered another 19 boxes, each box had 48 paper clips in it. How many paper clips does she have now.

• 912

• 3,458

• 1,094

• 8,736

Tom has a thick rope. After he cut the rope and he gave 25 meters to his brother he still had 50 meters left. How much rope did Tom have to begin with?

• 75 meters

• 25 meters

• 64 meters

• 57 meters

A coach buys 4 cans of yellow tennis balls and 3 cans of green tennis balls.

Each can of tennis balls costs $6.

What is the total cost, in dollars, of the cans of tennis balls the coach buys?

• $13

• $22

• $42

• $48

Cesar wants to buy his mom a present that costs $15.25. He wants to buy his sister a present that costs $22.47. He has saved $18.50. How much money does he need to save to be able to buy both presents?

• $18.72

• $20

• $17.63

• $19.22

Lincoln is painting rocks for his garden. He needs to paint 500 rocks total. The first hour he paints 190, the second hour he paints 105. How many more rocks does he need to paint to finish his project?

• 200

• 325

• 205

• 452

Tina had 24 apples and shared them evenly with her brother. Then she ate 2 apples. How many apples does Tina have left?

• 10

• 12

• 20

• 14

Kiana made 1 dozen chocolate chip cookies, 2 dozen oatmeal cookies, 2 dozen sugar cookies. She gave away 45 cookies to her friends. How many cookies does she have left?

• 20

• 5

• 10

• 15

Drew had 58 pieces of candy. He gives 17 pieces to Charlie. He gives 14 pieces of candy to James. How many pieces of candy does Drew have left?

• 43

• 34

• 27

• 54

16 friends were at a sleepover but 4 went home early. After they left, the rest of the friends drank 2 cans of soda each. How many cans of soda did they drink in all?

• 14

• 73

• 32

• 24