Two-Step Word Problems Worksheet
1. Sara has 4 boxes of pencils. Each box has 6 pencils.
She gives 7 pencils to her friends.
How many pencils does Sara have left?
2. There are 24 cookies on a tray. They are shared equally among 6 children.
Each child eats 2 cookies.
How many cookies are left?
3.A school bought 5 packs of markers. Each pack has 8 markers.
Then 12 markers were given to teachers.
How many markers are left?
[Link] has 36 stickers. He puts them into 9 bags equally.
Then he buys 10 more stickers.
How many stickers does Tom have now?
5.A farmer has 7 baskets. Each basket has 5 apples.
He sells 18 apples.
How many apples are left?
[Link] are 40 students in a school trip.
They are put into 8 groups equally.
Later, 3 students leave.
How many students are there now?
[Link] reads 6 pages each day for 5 days.
On the weekend, she reads 8 more pages.
How many pages does Lina read in total?
8.A toy store has 48 toy cars.
They are packed into 6 boxes equally.
Then 5 cars are sold.
How many toy cars are left?
Challenge Question
9.A baker makes 9 trays of cupcakes. Each tray has 4 cupcakes.
He gives 12 cupcakes to his neighbors.
The rest are shared equally among 6 children.
How many cupcakes does each child get?
10.A classroom has 6 tables. Each table has 4 students.
After recess, 5 students leave early.
How many students are left in the classroom?
[Link] are 32 books on a shelf.
The books are placed into 8 piles equally.
Then 3 more books are added to each pile.
How many books are there now in total?
[Link] has 45 candies.
She gives 5 candies to each of her 7 friends.
How many candies does Mona have left?
13.A bus carries 8 rows of seats. Each row has 5 seats.
6 seats are empty.
How many people are sitting on the bus?
[Link] are 9 boxes of crayons. Each box has 6 crayons.
18 crayons are broken and thrown away.
How many crayons are left?
15.A teacher has 30 pencils.
She gives them equally to 5 students.
Each student loses 1 pencil.
How many pencils are left in total?
16.A zoo has 4 cages. Each cage has 7 birds.
Later, 6 birds fly away.
How many birds are left?
[Link] are 54 apples.
They are packed into 9 bags equally.
Then 4 apples are taken from one bag.
How many apples are there now?
18.A video game gives 10 points for each level.
Alex completes 6 levels.
Then he loses 15 points.
How many points does Alex have?