Word Problems
Finding the unknown
Two Step Problems
100

Sue had 24 cookies. Bob has 13 fewer than Sue. What is the total number of cookies Sue and Bob have? 

What is 35 cookies? 

100

What is the value of the N in this equation? 

7 x N = 21

What is 3? 

100

5 students need 4 pencils each day. They already have 11 pencils. How many more pencils do they need? 

What is 9 pencils? 

200

Andrew can pack 40 crayons in one box. How many crayons can Andrew pack in 4 boxes? 

What is 160 crayons? 

200

What is the value of N in the equation?


N x 5 = 25

What is 5?

200

The Smith Family will drive a total of 347 miles to go to the beach for the weekend. They drove 189 miles in the morning and 125 miles in the afternoon. How many more miles do they still need to drive to get to the beach? 

What is 33 miles? 
300

Jonathan read 60 pages in his book. He read 12 pages a night. How many nights did it take Jonathan to read 60 pages? 

What is 5 nights? 

300

N ÷  6 = 4

What is 24? 

300

The total number of students at Sandy Grove for 1st -3rd grade was 780 students. 

1st grade          244 students

2nd grade         305 students

3rd grade          N 

How many students were in third grade? 

What is 231? 

400

Monica bought 30 strawberries. She put the same number of strawberries in each of 5 baskets. What was the total number of strawberries she put into each basket? 

What is 6 strawberries? 

400

What is the value of the N in the equation? 


N ÷ 6 = 5

What is 30? 

400

Lori has 88 stickers. She gets 12 more for her birthday. Then Lori gave away 25 of them. How many stickers does Lori have now? 

What is 75 stickers? 

500

A farmer fills 3 boxes with eggs in the morning. Each box holds 5 eggs. In the evening the farmer fills 4 boxes. How many eggs did the farmer fill in the boxes altogether? 

What is 27 eggs? 

500

What is the value of N in the equation below? 


9 x N = 27

What is 3? 
500

The beta club needs to raise $950 for prizes. The first week they raised $276. The second week they raised $384. How much more money does the Beta club need to raise? 

What is $290? 

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