Haunted Operations Worksheet
Haunted Operations Worksheet
Two-Step Addition & Subtraction Word Problems
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Instructions: Read each spooky story carefully. Write a number sentence/equation, show both steps of your work, and label your answer.
Score: /20
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Leo scooped 145 pumpkin seeds from a giant pumpkin and 88 seeds from a smaller one. He roasted 165 seeds for a spooky movie night snack. How many raw pumpkin seeds does Leo have left?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
seeds
2
Maya collected 74 chocolate mini-bars and 58 sour gummies while trick-or-treating. She generously gave 39 pieces of candy to her little brother. How many pieces of candy does Maya have now?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
candies
3
A friendly witch had 215 dried bat wings in her pantry. She stirred 68 wings into an invisibility brew and 47 wings into a flying potion. How many bat wings does she have left in her jar?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
bat wings
4
The haunted house crew hung 86 rubber spiders along the hallway and 64 spiders across the porch. An October windstorm blew 29 spiders away. How many spiders are still hanging?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
spiders
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Haunted Operations Worksheet • Part II
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The Monster Bakery baked 95 ghost cupcakes in the morning and 78 spider cupcakes in the afternoon. Customers bought 124 cupcakes before sunset. How many spooky cupcakes were left?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
cupcakes
6
There were 112 guests dancing at the costume ball. Later in the evening, 35 vampires left to hunt, but 28 werewolves arrived to howl. How many guests were at the ball then?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
guests
7
A roost of 180 bats rested in the haunted belfry. At twilight, 94 bats flew out into the night sky. Around midnight, 45 of those bats flew back inside. How many bats are now in the belfry?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
bats
8
Farmer Silas stacked 250 bales of hay for his haunted maze. He used 115 bales for the scary outer walls and 75 bales for campfire seating. How many hay bales remain unused?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
bales
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Haunted Operations Worksheet • Part III
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Mrs. Gable bought 160 neon glow sticks. She gave 54 green sticks to ghosts and 68 purple sticks to goblins for safe trick-or-treating. How many glow sticks does Mrs. Gable have left?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
glow sticks
10
Dr. Bones needs 206 bones to assemble a full display skeleton. He located 94 bones in the attic and 67 bones in the cellar trunk. How many more bones does he still need to find?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
bones
11
A glass cauldron was filled with 320 candy corns. Liam ate 45 candy corns after school, and Chloe ate 52 candy corns after dinner. How many candy corns are left in the jar?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
candy corns
12
The school library stocked 148 spooky mystery books. Eager students checked out 83 books on Monday and 39 books on Tuesday. How many spooky books remain on the shelves?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
books
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Haunted Operations Worksheet • Part IV
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Sam and Zoe made a Halloween map with 85 decorated houses. They knocked on 37 doors before dinner and 29 doors after dinner. How many houses do they have left to visit?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
houses
14
There were 64 zombies dancing in the cemetery. Suddenly, 27 more zombies crawled up to join the rhythm, but 18 tired zombies went back to sleep. How many zombies were dancing then?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
zombies
15
An animal shelter received 135 festive orange collars for their black cats. Volunteers put collars on 48 kittens and 56 adult cats. How many extra orange collars are left over?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
collars
16
Sunny Hollow Patch started Saturday with 300 ripe pumpkins. Families picked 114 pumpkins in the morning and 98 pumpkins in the afternoon. How many pumpkins remained in the field?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
pumpkins
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Haunted Operations Worksheet • Part V
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Chef Grumble needs 175 gelatin eyeballs for his monster soup. He crafted 59 green eyeballs on Friday and 68 purple eyeballs on Saturday. How many more eyeballs does he still need to make?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
eyeballs
18
The school carnival committee washed 90 green apples and 85 red apples. Students dipped 132 of the apples into warm caramel. How many plain apples were left without caramel?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
plain apples
19
An artist prepared 120 foam gravestones for the haunted yard tour. She painted spooky names onto 47 gravestones on Thursday and 45 gravestones on Friday. How many gravestones are still blank?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
gravestones
20
The drama club hopes to sell 250 tickets to their haunted trail walk. They sold 98 tickets on Wednesday and 87 tickets on Thursday. How many more tickets must they sell to reach their goal?
Step 1 Equation:
Show Your Work (Step 1 & 2)
Final Answer
tickets
Spooky Math Self-Check: Did you write the equation? 🎃 Show both steps? 👻 Include units? 🦇
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