Two Step Problems - Solve each problem - Halloween, flowers, pets, tips, carrots, towels, money, pastries, books, photos

Sep 30, 2026

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A collection of ten two-step word problems for solving multi-part arithmetic in everyday contexts. Each item provides quantities and a change scenario—combining and subtracting candy, comparing picked flowers, subtracting sold animals, computing tips based on remaining customers, counting good versus bad produce, tracking towels after giving away some, and adjusting money after earning and spending. It also includes bake-sale pastry totals, buying and replacing books, and photo deletion to find remaining pictures.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages3

Reading Time8 min

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Two Step Problems

Problem Set (1-10)

Answer Key

Two Step Problems Name: | Solve each problem.
1) For Halloween Janet and her sister combined the candy they received. Janet had twenty-two pieces of candy while her sister had forty-five. If they ate fifty-six pieces the first night, how many pieces do they have left? | | | | | Answers
1. | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) Rachel picked twenty tulips and forty-nine roses to make flower bouquets. If she only used fifty-nine of the flowers though, how many extra flowers did Rachel pick? | | | | | 2.
3. | | | | | | | 3) A pet store had thirty-four siamese cats and fifty house cats. During a sale they sold twelve cats. How many cats do they have left? | | | | | 4.
5. | | | | | | | 4) A waiter at 'The Greasy Spoon' restaurant had nineteen customers to wait on. During the lunch rush he added another thirty-nine customers. If thirty-six of the customers didn't leave him a tip, how many customers did leave a tip? | | | | | 6.
7. | | | | | | | 5) Amy and her mom were picking carrots from their garden. Amy picked twenty-five and her mother picked fourteen. If only twenty-nine of the carrots were good, how many bad carrots did they have? | | | | | 8.
9. | | | | | | | 6) While shopping, Bianca bought sixteen green towels and four white towels. If she gave her mother eight of them, how many towels did Bianca end up with? | | | | | 10. | | | | | | | 7) George had forty-nine dollars. For his birthday he got twenty-four more dollars but spent forty-seven on a new game. How much money does he have now? | | | | | | | | | | | | 8) For the school bake sale Lana made pastries. She baked forty-three cupcakes and ten cookies. After the sale she had twenty to take back home. How many pastries did she sell? | | | | | | | | | | | | 9) At the school's book fair Ned bought four adventure books and eight mystery books. If two of the books were used, how many new books did he buy? | | | | | | | | | | | | 10) While on vacation, Sarah took twenty-four pictures at the zoo and twenty-nine atthe museum. If she later deleted fourteen of the pictures, how many pictures from her vacation did she still have? | | | | | | | | | | | | 1-10 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | [Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8)[ 8](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8) Two Step Problems Name: Answer Key | Solve each problem.
1) For Halloween Janet and her sister combined the candy they received. Janet had twenty-two pieces of candy while her sister had forty-five. If they ate fifty-six pieces the first night, how many pieces do they have left? | | | | | Answers
1. 11
2. 10 | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) Rachel picked twenty tulips and forty-nine roses to make flower bouquets. If she only used fifty-nine of the flowers though, how many extra flowers did Rachel pick? | | | | | 3. 72 | | | | | | | 3) A pet store had thirty-four siamese cats and fifty house cats. During a sale they sold twelve cats. How many cats do they have left? | | | | | 4. 22 5. 10 | | | | | | | 4) A waiter at 'The Greasy Spoon' restaurant had nineteen customers to wait on. During the lunch rush he added another thirty-nine customers. If thirty-six of the customers didn't leave him a tip, how many customers did leave a tip? | | | | | 6. 12 7. 26 | | | | | | | 5) Amy and her mom were picking carrots from their garden. Amy picked twenty-five and her mother picked fourteen. If only twenty-nine of the carrots were good, how many bad carrots did they have? | | | | | 8. 33 9. 10 | | | | | | | 6) While shopping, Bianca bought sixteen green towels and four white towels. If she gave her mother eight of them, how many towels did Bianca end up

FAQs

What does “two-step” mean in these problems?

Each problem requires two sequential operations, such as combining totals and then subtracting a used amount (or counting extras by comparing picked and used quantities).

Where can I find the solutions?

The document includes an “Answer Key” section listing the results for each problem number.

Can I use the problems as practice for word-problem skills?

Yes. The set covers common application types like totals and differences, leftover counts, and money or inventory changes.

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by Marglet