Two-step word problems Transitional Reasoning Practice
5 Math practice questions on Two-step word problems. Questions that build towards applied reasoning.
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Questions
- 1.
A science museum recorded a total of 520 visitors over a weekend. On Saturday, exactly 285 visitors entered the museum. On Sunday, 160 of the visitors attended the dinosaur exhibit, and all remaining Sunday visitors attended the space exhibit. How many visitors attended the space exhibit on Sunday?
- 2.
A community garden organizes its planting beds into three different vegetable sections. The tomato section contains 148 seedlings, while the pepper section contains 65 more seedlings than the tomato section. If the cucumber section contains 82 fewer seedlings than the pepper section, how many cucumber seedlings are in the garden?
- 3.
An artisan needs to make a total of 500 decorative ceramic tiles for a community mosaic mural. Earlier in the week, she crafted 184 tiles during the first two days and 167 tiles over the following two days. How many more tiles must she craft to reach her total goal of 500 tiles?
- 4.
A local animal shelter started the month with 320 kilograms of pet food in its storage pantry. During the first two weeks, the shelter used 134 kilograms of food, and then a community donor delivered an additional 75 kilograms of food. How many kilograms of pet food does the shelter now have in its storage pantry?
- 5.
During the first week of an environmental campaign, a student club collected 215 recyclable cans. In the second week, the club collected 78 fewer cans than they did in the first week. How many recyclable cans did the club collect in total across both weeks?
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