Two-Step Word Problems

Row 1

100

Jay has 12 posters from the book fair. He hangs 7 in the morning. Then he hangs 2 more in the afternoon. How many posters does Jay have left?

3 posters

200

There are 5 balls in the gym closet. Then 4 balls are taken out. After class, 6 balls are returned. How many balls are in the closet now?

7 balls

300

There are 13 people on a train. At the first stop 8 people get off the train and 4 people get on. How many people are on the train now?

9 people

400

A box holds 11 markers. Nate takes out 6. Then he puts 5 back. Are there enough markers in the box for Fen to take out 10?

Yes

500

There are 7 apples and some bananas on the counter. Someone buys 5 apples. Now there are 2 more bananas than apples. How many bananas are there?

14 bananas

Row 2

100

There are 9 players on the field. Then 7 players come to the field. They make two teams. There are 6 players on one team. How many are on the other team?

10 players

200

Van has 13 bunnies in a pen. He sells 4 bunnies. Then some bunnies are born. Now there are 16 bunnies in the pen. How many bunnies are born?

7 bunnies

300

There are 18 ducks in the pond. First 9 ducks fly away. Then 4 ducks fly away. How many ducks are in the pond now?

5 ducks

400

Will has 9 stickers. He gives 3 to Sara. Then he puts some on his lunch bag. He has 4 stickers left. How may does he put on his lunch bag?

2 stickers

500

Sal has 10 balloons. He has 3 red balloons. The rest are blue. Kay has 5 more blue balloons than Sal. How many blue balloons does Kay have?

12 balloons

Row 3

100

Lee had 6 square blocks and 7 triangle blocks. Jon took some of Lee's blocks. Then lee had 10 blocks left. How many blocks did Jon take?

3 blocks

200

Ana has 13 beads. Beth has 2 more beads than Ana. Beth has 6 small beads. The rest of her beads are big. How many big beads does Beth have?

11 big beads

300

There are 13 birds on a branch. Then 5 birds flew away. Then 4 birds landed on the branch. How many birds are on the branch now?

12 birds

400

Cara picked 9 big apples and 6 small apples. Dan picked 3 fewer apples than Cara. How many apples did Dan pick?

12 apples

500

Bev got 7 dollars from her mom and 4 dollars from her dad. She wants to buy a game that costs 19 dollars. How many more dollars does Bev need?

8 dollars

Row 4

100

Rob has 15 crayons. He gave 7 crayons to Troy. Ella gave Rob some crayons. Now Rob has 18 crayons. How many crayons did Elle give Rob?

10 crayons

200

There were 8 toys in a box. Fritz took 5 toys out of the box. Then he puts 9 toys into the box. How many toys are in the box now?

12 toys

300

Gus had 9 shells. Then he found 6 more. Then some shells broke. Now Gus has 12 shells. How many shells broke?

3 shells

400

There were 16 pennies in a jar. Rudy took 7 pennies. Then his sister added more pennies to the jar. Now there are 18 pennies in the jar. How many pennies did his sister put in?

9 pennies

500

There were 11 boys in the pool. Then 4 went home. Then 7 more boys jumped in the pool. How many boys are in the pool now?

14 boys