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CLASS :
2-Step Word Problems
11 Questions DATE :

1. In the following word problem, what is the operation needed to solve the first step?

Annabel was running in the Fun Run to raise money for her school. Her parents
donated $8 per lap. Her grandparents donated $4 per lap. She ran 12 laps. How
much money did she raise during the Fun Run?

A division B multiplication

C addition D subtraction

2. Which answer shows the correct equations to solve step one?

Annabel was running in the Fun Run to raise money for her school. Her parents
donated $8 per lap. Her grandparents donated $4 per lap. She ran 12 laps. How
much money did she raise during the Fun Run?

A 8X4=32 B 8+4=12

C 8-4=4

3. In the following word problem, what is the operation needed to solve the second step?

Annabel was running in the Fun Run to raise money for her school. Her parents
donated $8 per lap. Her grandparents donated $4 per lap. She ran 12 laps. How
much money did she raise during the Fun Run?

A subtraction B multiplication

C addition D division

4. Which answer shows the correct equations to solve step two?

Annabel was running in the Fun Run to raise money for her school. Her parents
donated $8 per lap. Her grandparents donated $4 per lap. She ran 12 laps. How
much money did she raise during the Fun Run?

A 12X12 B 12X4

C 32X12

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5. What is the correct answer?

Annabel was running in the Fun Run to raise money for her school. Her parents
donated $8 per lap. Her grandparents donated $4 per lap. She ran 12 laps. How
much money did she raise during the Fun Run?

A 144 B 96

C 48

6. What operation will you use to solve step one?

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?

A division B subtraction

C multiplication D addition

7. 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?

A addition B division

C subtraction D multiplication

8. What is the equation and correct answer for step one of the word problem?

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?

A 8+5=13 B 8X5=40

C 8+55=63

9. What is the equation to solve step two and find the correct answer for the problem?

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?

A 55-8=47 B 55+8=63

C 55-40=15 D 55+40=95
10. Which two operations are needed to solve the problem?

The swim team and the diving team sell popcorn to raise money for their team
swimsuits. They sold 12 bags of regular popcorn for $6 each and sold 10 bags of
caramel corn for $8 each. How much money did they earn?

A Step 1: AdditionStep 2: Addition B Step 1: MultiplicationStep 2: Addition

C Step 1: AdditionStep 2: Subtraction

11. Knowing that multiplication and addition are the two operations needed to solve the
problem, write the equation and solve.

The swim team and the diving team sell popcorn to raise money for their team
swimsuits. They sold 12 bags of regular popcorn for $6 each and sold 10 bags of
caramel corn for $8 each. How much money did they earn?

A (12+6+8) X 10=260 B (12X6) + (10X8) = 152

C (8+6) X (12+10)=180
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1. Beth has 3 bags of groceries. Each bag has 2 boxes of cereal bars, and
each box has 4 cereal bars in it. How many cereal bars does Beth have
in all?

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2. There are 5 classes in the third grade. Each class was given 2 boxes of
whiteboard markers. Each box has 8 markers in it. How many markers were
given to the third grade in all?

The third grade was given _____ markers in all.

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 3. Dan has a 60-page notebook. He divides the notebook into 6 equal parts
and then divides each of those parts into 2 equal sections. How many
pages are in each of these sections?

There are _____ pages in each section.

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4. Aisha is sorting books for a rummage sale. She starts with 81 books and
divides them into 9 equal piles. Then she divides each of those piles into
3 equal stacks. How many books are in each stack?

There are _____ books in each stack.

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 Solving Words Problems (+ - ÷ ×) Name: Answer Key
Use addition, subtraction, multiplication or division to solve each problem. Answers
1) A group of 8 friends were playing a video game. In the game, each player started with 9
lives. How many lives did they have total? 1. 72

2) Robin's dad took her and some friends out to eat for her birthday. If each meal costs 3 2. 21
dollars and her dad paid for 7 meals, how much did he spend?
3. 17
3) Rachel's dad was taking everyone out to eat for her birthday. He spent 8 dollars total on
the adults and 9 dollars total on the kids. How much did it cost for everyone?
4. 4
4) For Carol's birthday she received 2 dollars from her friends and 2 dollars from her
relatives. How much money did she get for her birthday? 5. 4

5) The mailman delivered 10 pieces of mail to a house. If 6 of the pieces were junkmail, how 6. 4
many pieces were actually good?
7. 3
6) For Vanessa's birthday she received 11 dollars. If she spent 7 dollars. How much money
did she still have?
8. 4
7) Jerry was playing dodgeball with his friends and scored 21 points total. If he scored 7
points each round, how many rounds did he play? 9. 20

8) Mike's freezer had 32 ice cubes in it. If he had to get ice for 8 cups, how many pieces 10. 5
should he put in each cup to make them have the same amount?
11. 7
9) Emily was placing her spare change into stacks. Each stack had 5 coins. If she had 4
stacks, how many coins did she have?
12. 6
10) Paul had 40 pieces of candy. If he put them into bags with 8 pieces in each bag, how many
bags would he have? 13. 2

11) An architect built a house with 11 bedrooms total. If the second floor had 4 bedrooms. 14. 10
How many bedrooms does the first floor have?
15. 7
12) A delivery driver had to deliver 15 packages. At his first stop he dropped off 9. How many
packages does he still have to deliver?

13) Edward had to wash 10 loads of clothes. By noon he had only washed 8 loads. How many
does he still need to wash?

14) Sarah bought 4 new shirts for school. If she already had 6 shirts, how many did she own
total?

15) A pet store had 28 snakes. They had the snakes in cages with 4 snakes in each cage. How
many cages did the pet store have?

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Multiplication 2 step word problems (addition & CLASS :
subtraction)
11 Questions DATE :

1. Mario picked 5 mushrooms and Luigi picked 2 mushrooms each day. If they did that for 5
days how much mushrooms would they have all together?

A 35 B 12

C 20 D 7

2. Broadway students were placed in 4 teams of 6 people. There were 15 students from
grade 4 and the rest were from grade 3. How many were from 3rd grade?

A 4x6+15 = 39 students in 3rd grade B 4x6-15 = 9 students in 3rd grade

C 4+6+15 = 25 students in 3rd grade

3. Ann is on a running team. She ran 2 miles each day for 5 days. Over the weekend she ran
4 more miles. How many miles did Ann run that week?

Pick the equation that shows the correct way to solve the problem.

A 2x5-4= B 2-5x4=

C 2x5+4= D 2+5x4=

4. Naomi bought 2 hats for $9 each and a bracelet for $5. How much did she spend in all?

Pick the answer that shows the correct two steps.

A $9 - $2 = $77 x $5 = 35 B 2 x $9 = $18$18 + $5 = $23

C $9 - $5 = $42 x $4 = $8 D 3 x $4 = $12$7 + $9 = 16

5. There were 6 students sitting on each of the 4 benches on the playground. Then 3
students left. How many students were left on the benches?

6. The coach bought 9 packs of award ribbons. There are 4 red and 3 blue ribbons in each
pack. How many total ribbons did the coach buy?

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 7. Antonio has 5 packs of Pokemon cards with 7 cards in each pack. He gave 1 pack of cards
to Kameron. How many total cards does Antonio have left?

A 28 B 35

C 13 D 42

8. Journee and Wendy sold 3 boxes of candy bars. There were 7 candy bars in each box.
They also sold 12 bags of chips. How many snacks did they sell in all?

A 3 x 7 = 21 snacks B 3 x 7 + 12 = 33 snacks

C 7 - 3 x 12 = 48 snacks D 3 + 7 + 12 = 22 snacks

9. We had 3 people in person in class today, then 2 more students came and joined our
class. Each student in class got 5 stickers. How many stickers did Mrs. Morehouse give
out?

10. Allison is in charge of getting oranges for the soccer game today. She buys 2 bags with 6
oranges in each bag. She also buys 4 loose oranges.

Which expression can be used to find the number of oranges Allison buys in all?

A 2x6-4 B 2x4-6

C 2x6x4 D 2x6+4

11. How good do you feel about solving 2 step multiplication word problems?

Ehh, not to great but I'm working on the

Not at all, I'm really confused! Help
A B problems but I don't understand
please!
everything.

Ok, I'm having a little trouble but I can

C D Great! I know what I'm doing
figure it out.