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Class : P2
Two step word problem (Addition and Subtraction)
Worksheet No. 3

1. Peijuan and Shini have some ribbons.

Peijuan’s ribbon is 165 cm long.
Her ribbon is 48 cm longer than Shini’s ribbon.
What is the total length of ribbon they have altogether?

To total Peijuan’s ribbons and

Shini’s ribbon we must count
how many Shini’s ribbon

________ __________ = __________

Shini have __________ cm ribbon.

________ __________ = __________

There are __________ cm ribbons altogether.

2. There are 56 Mathematics books and 78 English books in a tall bookcase.
There are 39 fewer books in a short bookcase.
How many books are there in the short bookcase?

To find the books in short

bookcase, you must count
first the book in the tall book
case

________ __________ = __________

There are __________ books in the tall book case.

________ __________ = __________

There are __________ books in the short bookcase

3. There are 235 boys and 172 girls in a tuitions centre.
45 new pupils join the tuition centre.
How many pupils does the tuition centre have now?

You must count first the total

pupils in the tuition centre at
the first before new pupils
join

________ __________ = __________

There are _________ pupils at the first at tuition centre.

________ __________ = __________

There are _________ pupils at the tuition centre now.

4. Bernard ran 279 m.
He ran 146 m less than Lisa.
Lisa ran 114 m more than Philip.
How far did Philip ran?