Two-step word problems Knowledge-Based Download PDF

Questions

1. 1.

   A community sports league has 420 registered players, of whom 235 are boys. If 68 of the girls play soccer, how many girls in the league do not play soccer?

   • A) 253
   • B) 185
   • C) 167
   • D) 117
2. 2.

   Elena has 312 stickers, while Marcus has 145 stickers and receives 78 more. How many more stickers does Elena have than Marcus now?

   • A) 89
   • B) 167
   • C) 223
   • D) 245
3. 3.

   A farmer harvested 145 red apples and 68 fewer green apples than red apples. How many apples did the farmer harvest in total?

   • A) 77
   • B) 213
   • C) 222
   • D) 358
4. 4.

   A bakery set a goal to bake 600 muffins, and the bakers made 235 muffins in the morning and 188 muffins in the afternoon. How many more muffins must they bake to reach their goal?

   • A) 423 muffins
   • B) 277 muffins
   • C) 177 muffins
   • D) 365 muffins
5. 5.

   A school library had 425 books on Monday morning. During the week, students returned 148 books, and 215 books were checked out. How many books were in the library at the end of the week?

   • A) 492
   • B) 788
   • C) 358
   • D) 210