Let's solve each of these two-step word problems step by step. The key is to carefully read the problem, identify what happens first and then second, and perform the correct operations (addition or subtraction).
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1. 5 people are on the bus. 5 more get on and 2 get off. How many are on the bus now?
Step 1: 5 people are already on the bus.
Step 2: 5 more get on → 5 + 5 = 10
Step 3: 2 get off → 10 - 2 = 8
✔ Answer: 8
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2. 4 people are on the bus. 6 more get on and 3 get off. How many are on the bus now?
Step 1: 4 people start
Step 2: 6 more get on → 4 + 6 = 10
Step 3: 3 get off → 10 - 3 = 7
✔ Answer: 7
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3. A bus has 10 people on it. Half get off and 8 get on. How many are on the bus now?
Step 1: 10 people on the bus
Step 2: Half get off → 10 ÷ 2 = 5 get off → 10 - 5 = 5 remain
Step 3: 8 get on → 5 + 8 = 13
✔ Answer: 13
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4. 20 children are on a bus. Half get off and 4 get on. How many are on the bus now?
Step 1: 20 children on the bus
Step 2: Half get off → 20 ÷ 2 = 10 get off → 20 - 10 = 10 remain
Step 3: 4 get on → 10 + 4 = 14
✔ Answer: 14
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5. A bus has 40 seats. Half of the seats are taken. 3 more people get on the bus. How many seats are empty?
Step 1: Total seats = 40
Step 2: Half are taken → 40 ÷ 2 = 20 seats taken
Step 3: 3 more people get on → 20 + 3 = 23 people now on the bus
Step 4: Empty seats = 40 - 23 = 17
✔ Answer: 17
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6. A bus has 20 seats. Half of the seats are empty. 5 people get off the bus. How many seats are now empty?
Step 1: Total seats = 20
Step 2: Half are empty → So half are taken → 20 ÷ 2 = 10 seats taken, 10 empty
Step 3: 5 people get off → So 10 - 5 = 5 people left on the bus
Step 4: Now, 5 people are on the bus → So seats occupied = 5
→ Empty seats = 20 - 5 = 15
✔ Answer: 15
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
8
2.
7
3.
13
4.
14
5.
17
6.
15
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of year two maths worksheet.
