Two-Step Word Problems
Sarah has 10 apples. She gives 3 apples to her friend. How many apples does she have left?
7
If a recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and you want to make half of the recipe, how many cups do you need?
1 Cup
If a sandwich costs $5.00 and a drink costs $2.00, what is the total cost if you buy both?
$7.00
How many days are there in February in a leap year?
29
What is the value of 5+3?
8
There are 15 students in a class. If 5 more students join, how many students are there now?
20
You need to bake cookies for 12 people. If each person gets 3 cookies, how many cookies do you need in total?
36
You have $20.00. If you buy a pizza for $12.00, how much money do you have left?
$8.00
If today is April 1st, what day of the week will it be in 3 weeks?
April 22
If you have 4 quarters, how much money do you have in dollars?
1 dollar
A book costs $8. You buy 2 books and pay with a $20 bill. How much change do you get back?
$4
If a cake takes 45 minutes to bake and you put it in the oven at 3:15 PM, what time will it be done?
4:00 PM
If a meal costs $25.00 and you want to leave a 20% tip, how much is the tip?
$5.00
How many days are in a weekend?
2 days
If you buy a toy for $15 and a book for $10, what is the total cost?
$25
If a farmer has 20 chickens and buys 10 more. Then he sells 5 chickens, how many does he have left?
25
You are making a fruit salad with 5 apples, 3 bananas, and 4 oranges. How many pieces of fruit do you have in total?
12 pieces of fruit
A burger is $8.50, and fries are $3.00. If you want to buy 3 burgers and 2 fries, what will be the total cost?
$31.50
If you have a 5-day school week and today is Wednesday, how many more school days until the weekend?
2 more days
A box contains 24 chocolates. If you eat 6, how many chocolates are left in the box?
18 chocolates
A jar holds 30 candies. If you eat 5 candies every day, how many days will it take to finish the jar?
6 days
If a recipe requires 3/4 cup of sugar and you want to double the recipe, how much sugar do you need?
1 and 1/2 cups
You ordered a salad for $7.50 and a drink for $2.50. If you pay with a $20 bill, how much change will you get back?
$10.00
January, March, May, July, August, October, December
If a garden has 3 rows of flowers with 8 flowers in each row, how many flowers are there in total?
24 flowers