Two Step Word Problems
A zoo has 7 animal pens. Each pen has 6 monkeys and 4 parrots. How many animals are there in total?
70
A farm has 8 goats. They ate 64 apples altogether. How many apples did each goat eat?
8
Maya placed 36 stars on 9 cards, the same number on each card. Which equation shows how many stars (s) are on each card?
a. 36 ÷ 9 = s
b. 9 x 3 = s
c. 9 + 36 = s
d. 36 - 9 = s
a. 36 ÷ 9 = s
45 teams entered a contest with 5 students on each team. How many students entered the contest?
9 students
An aquarium has 348 goldfish and 275 blue fish. How many fish are there in all?
623
At the school fair, Liam rode the carousel 5 times and the fun slide 2 times. Each ride cost 4 tickets. How many tickets did he use altogether?
28
What number completes the equation? ? ÷ 6 = 5
a. 30
b. 23
c. 99
d. 23
30
A model shows 8 × 5 = 40. Which division sentence matches the model?
a. 8 ÷ 4 = 2
b. 40 ÷ 8 =5
c. 40 ÷ 8 = 4
d. 8 ÷ 40 = 5
b. 40 ÷ 8 =5
Grace baked 30 cupcakes for 6 friends. Which equation shows how many cupcakes each friend received?
a. 30 - 6 = ?
b. 30 + 6 = ?
c. 30 ÷ 6 = ?
d. 25 + 4 = ?
c. 30 ÷ 6 = ?
Maple Grove School collected 612 cans. This was 128 more cans than the second grade collected. How many cans did second grade collect?
484
Natalie read 18 pages each night for 6 nights. The book has 250 pages. How many pages does she still need to read?
142
Olivia collected 42 stickers. Each page holds 7 stickers. How many pages does she need?
6 pages
Noah drew 5 groups with 7 stars in each group. Select all equations that match the drawing.
a. 7 × 5 = ____
b. 5 + ____ = 7
c. ____ ÷ 5 = 7
d. ____ - 5 = 7
a. 7 x 5 _____ & ____ ÷ 5 = 7
21 shells were placed equally into 7 jars. How many shells are in each jar?
3 shells
Ryan ordered 415 notebooks and 189 folders. Which is the best estimate of the total items ordered?
600
Ethan earned $6 for each dog he walked. He planned to walk 10 dogs, but only walked 7. How much money did Ethan earn?
$42
In which number sentence does m = 8?
a. 40 − m
b. 10 + m
c. 8 × m
d. 64 ÷ m
d. 64 ÷ m
Ava shared 40 pencils equally into 8 groups. Which equation shows how many pencils are in each group?
a. 40 ÷ 8 = ____
b. 40 x 8 = ____
c. 40 + 8 = ____
d. 40 - 8 = _____
a. 40 ÷ 8 = ____
16 flowers were planted in 4 rows. How many flowers are in each row?
4 flowers
402 people attended a show. 178 people left early. How many people stayed until the end?
224
Marcus had 714 trading cards. He gave 289 to a friend and then received 146 new cards. How many cards does Marcus have now?
571
Caleb had 24 marbles. He put them into 4 equal groups. How many marbles were in each group?
6
Leo wrote 9 × k = 63. How can he solve for k?
a. k = 63 + 9
b. k = 63 ÷ 9
c. k = 9 - 34
d. k = 8 + 63
b. k = 63 ÷ 9
24 blocks were divided into 8 equal piles. Which equation shows how many blocks are in each pile?
a. 24 + 8 =
b. 8 ÷ 24 =
c. 24 ÷ 8 =
d. 24 x 8 =
c. 24 ÷ 8 =
A store sold 965 chocolate bars and 438 vanilla bars. How many more chocolate bars were sold than vanilla bars?
527