Two-Step Math Word Problems
Addition and Subtraction
Name: Date:
(1) The sandwich shop started the day (2) Jason and his friends went fishing.
with 27 bags of potato chips and 40 They caught 35 fish in the morning,
bags of corn chips. After lunch, and another 23 fish in the afternoon.
there were only 27 bags of chips 20 of the fish were too small, so
left. How many did they sell? they threw them back. How many
fish did they keep?
Answer: bags Answer: fish
(3) Olivia went to the school book fair. (4) Kayla had 40 almonds and 32
She bought 29 mystery books and cashews in her lunch. She shared
26 science fiction books. 23 of them 29 of the nuts with her friends. How
were used books. How many of the many nuts did she have left for
books Olivia bought were new? herself?
Answer: books Answer: nuts
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Two-Step Math Word Problems
Addition and Subtraction
Name: A N S W EDate:
R KEY
(1) The sandwich shop started the day (2) Jason and his friends went fishing.
with 27 bags of potato chips and 40 They caught 35 fish in the morning,
bags of corn chips. After lunch, and another 23 fish in the afternoon.
there were only 27 bags of chips 20 of the fish were too small, so
left. How many did they sell? they threw them back. How many
fish did they keep?
40§27•67 67£27•40
35§23•58 58£20•38
Answer: 40 bags Answer: 38 fish
(3) Olivia went to the school book fair. (4) Kayla had 40 almonds and 32
She bought 29 mystery books and cashews in her lunch. She shared
26 science fiction books. 23 of them 29 of the nuts with her friends. How
were used books. How many of the many nuts did she have left for
books Olivia bought were new? herself?
29§26•55 55£23•32 40§32•72 72£29•43
Answer: 32 books Answer: 43 nuts
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