Sure! Let’s solve each of the four multiple-step word problems one by one, showing all the work and explaining the reasoning.
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Problem a: Haruto’s Tomatoes
> Haruto has tomato plants in his backyard. This year the plants grew 127 tomatoes. Birds had eaten 19 of the tomatoes. 23 tomatoes had been ruined by bugs. He picked the rest. How many tomatoes did Haruto pick?
Step 1: Find out how many tomatoes were lost (eaten or ruined).
Birds ate: 19
Bugs ruined: 23
Total lost = 19 + 23 =
42 tomatoes
Step 2: Subtract the lost tomatoes from the total grown to find how many he picked.
Total grown: 127
Tomatoes picked = 127 – 42 =
85
✔ Answer: Haruto picked 85 tomatoes.
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Problem b: Webster Elementary School Absences
> Webster Elementary School has 124 first graders and 130 second graders. On Friday, 12 first graders and 9 second graders were absent. How many first and second graders were in school on Friday?
Step 1: Find how many first graders were present.
Total first graders: 124
Absent: 12
Present = 124 – 12 =
112 first graders
Step 2: Find how many second graders were present.
Total second graders: 130
Absent: 9
Present = 130 – 9 =
121 second graders
Step 3: Add both groups to find total students in school.
Total present = 112 + 121 =
233 students
✔ Answer: 233 first and second graders were in school on Friday.
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Problem c: Cole and Bryson’s Video Game Tickets
> Cole and Bryson went to Video Game Land. Cole won 152 tickets. Bryson won 84 tickets. They want to put their tickets together to get a large toy monkey that costs 300 tickets. How many more tickets do they need?
Step 1: Add up the tickets they have.
Cole: 152
Bryson: 84
Total tickets = 152 + 84 =
236 tickets
Step 2: Subtract what they have from what they need.
Monkey cost: 300
Tickets needed = 300 – 236 =
64 more tickets
✔ Answer: They need 64 more tickets.
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Problem d: Clementine and Jake’s Cookies
> Clementine and Jake make cookies for the school bake sale. Clementine baked 72 cookies. Jake baked twice as many as Clementine. How many cookies did they bake altogether?
Step 1: Find how many cookies Jake baked.
Clementine: 72
Jake baked twice as many → 2 × 72 =
144 cookies
Step 2: Add both amounts together.
Total cookies = 72 + 144 =
216 cookies
✔ Answer: They baked 216 cookies altogether.
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✔ Final Answers:
a.
85 tomatoes
b.
233 students
c.
64 more tickets
d.
216 cookies
Let me know if you’d like these written out neatly for a worksheet or with diagrams!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of two step addition and subtraction word problem worksheet.
