Two-Step Word Problems
Grade 2 - Math - Building Confidence

First add, then subtract: 25 books arrive, 7 more arrive, and 4 are checked out. How many stay?
Solve both steps: 19 stickers plus 8 stickers, then 13 are given away. How many remain?
Solve both steps: 20 stickers plus 14 stickers, then 3 are given away. How many remain?
A class had 30 markers. They got 4 more, then used 8. How many markers are left?
First add, then subtract: 29 books arrive, 6 more arrive, and 14 are checked out. How many stay?
Solve both steps: 15 stickers plus 13 stickers, then 11 are given away. How many remain?
Solve both steps: 16 stickers plus 12 stickers, then 4 are given away. How many remain?
Two-step story: start with 20, add 13, then take away 12. What is the final number?
A class had 30 markers. They got 4 more, then used 15. How many markers are left?
A class had 22 markers. They got 7 more, then used 6. How many markers are left?