Multiplying, dividing and mixed operations · Ages 8–9

Two-step word problems worksheet

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Multiplying, dividing and mixed operations · Ages 8–9

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Write each answer in the space. For word problems, show your working and write a sentence answer.

1.Tsz-ching has 42 hair clips. Tsz-hin has 3 more than Tsz-ching. How many does Tsz-hin have?
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2.May has 48 cards. Ka-yan has 10 fewer than May. How many does Ka-yan have?
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3.Tsz-hin has 90 stickers. Ming has 5 fewer than Tsz-hin. How many does Ming have?
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4.Ming has 37 shells. Chi-keung has 10 more than Ming. How many does Chi-keung have?
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5.Ming has 74 hair clips. Ka-lok has 7 fewer than Ming. Ka-lok has , and together they have .
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6.Tsz-hin has 168 hair clips. May has 59 more than Tsz-hin. How many do they have altogether?
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7.Ka-yee has 181 sweets. May has 35 more than Ka-yee. How many do they have altogether?
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8.Ka-yan has 66 hair clips. Ka-lok has 10 fewer than Ka-yan. Ka-lok has , and together they have .
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9.Ka-yee has 52 pencils and Ka-yan has 12 fewer, so together they have 92.
True or false?
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10.Chi-keung has 41 pencils and Ka-yan has 15 fewer, so together they have 56.
True or false?
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11.Tsz-ching has 31 stamps. Ka-yee has 7 fewer than Tsz-ching. Which number sentence finds how many they have altogether?
- A. 31 + (31 + 7)
- B. 31 − 7
- C. 31 + (31 − 7)
- D. 31 + 7
Choose the right answer
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12.Ka-yan has 86 marbles. Tsz-hin has 16 fewer than Ka-yan. Which number sentence finds how many they have altogether?
- A. 86 + 16
- B. 86 + (86 + 16)
- C. 86 − 16
- D. 86 + (86 − 16)
Choose the right answer
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13.A bakery sells 672 pineapple buns in the morning, and 185 more than that in the afternoon. How many does it sell all day?
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14.A red ribbon is 371 cm long, and a blue ribbon is 83 cm longer. How long are the two ribbons together?
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15.May has 38 stickers. Tsz-hin has 9 fewer than May. How many stickers do they have altogether?
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16.The top shelf has 44 books, and the bottom shelf has 21 fewer. After 7 books are borrowed, how many are left on the shelves?
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17.A garden has 42 red flowers. There are 24 more yellow flowers than red, and 8 fewer blue flowers than yellow. How many blue flowers are there?
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18.Chi-keung has 78 stickers. Ka-lok has 5 fewer than Chi-keung. How many stickers do they have altogether?
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Two-step word problems worksheet: Answers and working

1. 45 hair clips
Tsz-hin has 3 more than Tsz-ching, so do you add to or take from Tsz-ching's 42?
3 more than 42: 42 + 3 = 45.
2. 38 cards
Ka-yan has 10 fewer than May, so do you add to or take from May's 48?
10 fewer than 48: 48 − 10 = 38, so Ka-yan has 38.
3. 85 stickers
Ming has 5 fewer than Tsz-hin, so do you add to or take from Tsz-hin's 90?
5 fewer than 90: 90 − 5 = 85, so Ming has 85.
4. 47 shells
Chi-keung has 10 more than Ming, so do you add to or take from Ming's 37?
10 more than 37: 37 + 10 = 47.
5. 67, 141
Find Ka-lok's amount first: 7 fewer than Ming's 74. Then add the two together.
First Ka-lok: 74 − 7 = 67; then the total: 74 + 67 = 141.
6. 395 hair clips
Find the missing amount first: how many does May have, 59 more than 168? Then the total.
May has 168 + 59 = 227; together 168 + 227 = 395.
7. 397 sweets
Find the missing amount first: how many does May have, 35 more than 181? Then the total.
May has 181 + 35 = 216; together 181 + 216 = 397.
8. 56, 122
Find Ka-lok's amount first: 10 fewer than Ka-yan's 66. Then add the two together.
First Ka-lok: 66 − 10 = 56; then the total: 66 + 56 = 122.

9. True
First find Ka-yan's amount: 12 fewer than 52. Then the total, and compare with 92.
Ka-yan has 52 − 12 = 40; together 52 + 40 = 92.
10. False
First find Ka-yan's amount: 15 fewer than 41. Then the total, and compare with 56.
Ka-yan has 41 − 15 = 26; together 41 + 26 = 67.
11. C. 31 + (31 − 7)
Altogether = Tsz-ching's + Ka-yee's. How do you write Ka-yee's amount as a calculation?
Ka-yee has 31 − 7, so together 31 + (31 − 7).
12. D. 86 + (86 − 16)
Altogether = Ka-yan's + Tsz-hin's. How do you write Tsz-hin's amount as a calculation?
Tsz-hin has 86 − 16, so together 86 + (86 − 16).

Marking: 2 for the working, 1 for the answer, 1 for the sentence.

13. 1529 pineapple buns
First find the afternoon's sales: 185 more than the morning's 672. Then the whole day.
Afternoon 672 + 185 = 857; all day 672 + 857 = 1529.
14. 825 cm
First find the blue ribbon's length: 83 cm longer than the red's 371 cm. Then both together.
Blue: 371 + 83 = 454; together 371 + 454 = 825 cm.
15. 67 stickers
First find Tsz-hin's stickers: 9 fewer than May's 38. Then the total.
Tsz-hin has 38 − 9 = 29; together 38 + 29 = 67.
16. 60 books
First find the bottom shelf: 21 fewer than the top's 44. Then both shelves, and finally subtract the borrowed ones.
Bottom 44 − 21 = 23; both 44 + 23, less 7: 60.
17. 58 flowers
One step at a time: find the yellow flowers first, then use them to find the blue.
Yellow: 42 + 24 = 66; blue: 66 − 8 = 58.
18. 151 stickers
First find Ka-lok's stickers: 5 fewer than Chi-keung's 78. Then the total.
Ka-lok has 78 − 5 = 73; together 78 + 73 = 151.

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