Two-Step Math Word Problems
Addition and Subtraction
Name: Date:
(1) 15 girls and 12 boys were trying out (2) Alexander is starting a comic book
for the school's swim team. The collection. He got 28 comic books
coaches watched as each performed from 5 of his friends, and bought
6 different strokes. Only 9 of them another 12 from a garage sale. He
were accepted for the team. How didn't like 11 of them, so he gave
many students didn't make the cut? those away. How many comic books
did he have left?
Answer: Answer:
(units) (units)
(3) At the game arcade, Jeremy got 78 (4) When the clothing store openened,
tickets from playing Skee-Ball and there were 26 dresses on the rack. A
another 66 tickets from playing box with 13 more arrived, and Grace
Whack-a-Mole. He spent 89 of the put them on the rack. 10 were then
tickets to get a set of colored pencils. sold to customers. How many
How many tickets does Jeremy have dresses were left?
left?
Answer: Answer:
(units) (units)
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Two-Step Math Word Problems
Addition and Subtraction
Name: A N S W EDate:
R KEY
(1) 15 girls and 12 boys were trying out (2) Alexander is starting a comic book
for the school's swim team. The collection. He got 28 comic books
coaches watched as each performed from 5 of his friends, and bought
6 different strokes. Only 9 of them another 12 from a garage sale. He
were accepted for the team. How didn't like 11 of them, so he gave
many students didn't make the cut? those away. How many comic books
did he have left?
15§12•27 27£9•18
28§12•40 40£11•29
Answer: 18 students Answer: 29 comic books
(units) (units)
(3) At the game arcade, Jeremy got 78 (4) When the clothing store openened,
tickets from playing Skee-Ball and there were 26 dresses on the rack. A
another 66 tickets from playing box with 13 more arrived, and Grace
Whack-a-Mole. He spent 89 of the put them on the rack. 10 were then
tickets to get a set of colored pencils. sold to customers. How many
How many tickets does Jeremy have dresses were left?
left?
26§13•39 39£10•29
78§66•144 144£89•55
Answer: 55 tickets Answer: 29 dresses
(units) (units)
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