Multi-Step Word Problems (Addition & Subtraction)
The cruise ship has 523 cartons of juice and 321 cartons of milk to serve for breakfast. During the week, students drink 421 cartons with their breakfast. How many cartons remain?
423 juice cartons remain.
A weather station recorded 6 inches of rain per week for a total of 4 weeks. The following week, another 8 inches of rain fell. How many inches of rain fell?
32 inches of rain fell.
If it takes Andy 15 minutes to walk to the park, what is the latest time she can leave to get to the park for her friend’s birthday party at 1:30 p.m.?
The latest Andy can leave for the park is 1:15 pm.
Buddy is watching his favorite superhero movie. The movie lasts for 2 hours and 45 minutes. The movie begins at 2:30 p.m. What time does the movie end? Show how you solved the problem.
The movie ended at 5:15 pm.
Taylor had 300 stickers. He gave his best friend 54 stickers and then he put twelve stickers on his math notebook. How many stickers does Taylor still have?
Taylor has 234 stickers left.
Stephanie, Jim and Wendy are making a poster for their science project. They buy 6 boxes of markers for $7 each. How much does each person pay if they equally share the cost of the markers?
Each person needs to pay $14.
Sam needs 30 minutes to get ready and drive to soccer practice. If practice begins at 6:45 p.m., what is the latest time he can start getting ready?
6:15 pm is the latest Sam can start getting ready.
Shanae and her family leave their house at 3:45 PM to go to a baseball game. They arrive at the baseball game at 5:15 PM. How long did it take for Shanae and her family to get to the game?
It took Shanae and her family 1 hour and 30 minutes to get to the game.
The grocery store manager wrote down the number of yogurts in each box. All of the yogurts need to be placed on 4 shelves with an equal number on each shelf. How many yogurts should be placed on each shelf?
Box 1 - 10 yogurts
Box 2 - 22 yogurts
Box 3 - 12 yogurts
There will be 11 yogurts on the four shelves.
Kelly has 240 beads. She makes 6 bracelets with 30 beads each to give to her friends. How many beads does Kelly have left after making the bracelets?
Kelly has 60 beads left over.
Jackson needs 25 minutes to finish his homework and bike to his friend’s house. He needs to arrive by 3:40 p.m. What is the latest time he can begin his homework?
Jackson should start his homework by 3:15 pm.
Tina’s swim practice begins at 4:05 p.m. and lasts 1 hour and 35 minutes. What time does her practice end?
Tina's swim practice ends at 5:40 pm.
A community center collects 612 cans of vegetables and 284 cans of soup for a food drive.
They distribute 573 cans to families. How many cans are left in the donation center?
323 cans are left at the donation center.
Olivia, Harper, and Noah are building a model volcano for science class. They buy 5 bottles of glue for $6 each. If they share the cost equally, how much does each student pay?
Each person would spend $10.
It takes Maria 20 minutes to bike to her cousin’s house. If the family dinner starts at 6:45 p.m., what is the latest time she can leave home to arrive on time?
Maria needs to leave by 6:35 pm.
Ava and her dad drive to the zoo. They leave their home at 1:10 PM and arrive at 2:25 PM.
How long was their drive?
The drive to the zoo was 1 hour and 15 minutes long.
The school supply coordinator counted the number of markers in each package. All of the markers need to be sorted into 5 bins with an equal number in each bin. How many markers should be placed in each bin?
There will be 9 markers in each of the 5 bins.
A garden sprinkler system provided 5 gallons of water per day for 6 days. On the following day, an extra 12 gallons of water was added by hand. How many gallons of water were used in total?
There were 42 gallons of water used in total.
Jamal needs 12 minutes to walk to soccer practice. If practice begins at 4:10 p.m., what is the latest time he should leave his house?
Jamal needs to leave his house by 5:58 pm.
It took Wren 10 minutes to walk from school to home. When he got home, he worked on his math homework for 35 minutes. He finished his math homework at 4:15 PM. What time did Wren start his walk home?