Multistep Word Problems

Multistep Word Problems

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Multiple Choice

Holden had 3 packs of baseball cards with 6 cards in each pack. He gives his friend Clay 4 cards. Which shows one way to find the number of cards Holden has left?

• multiply 2 by 3 and then subtract 6

• multiply 3 by 6 and then subtract 4

• multiply 3 by 6 and then add 4

• multiply 2 by 3 and then add 6

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Daigle had 21 students in her class. 2 students moved away. Then 6 new students joined the class. How many students are in Mrs. Daigle's class now?

• 17

• 27

• 25

• 18

Multiple Choice

Paul bought 3 boxes of chocolate candy and 4 boxes of caramel candy. If each box has 6 pieces inside it, how much candy did he have total?

• 42 pieces

• 10 pieces

• 13 pieces

• 1 piece

Multiple Choice

A family spent $93 at a carnival. They spent $18 on tickets to the carnival and $36 on food. They spent the rest of the money on games. Which equation can be used to find g, the amount of money in dollars the family

spent on games?

• 93=g+36−18

• 93=18+36−g

• 93=36−18−g

• 93=g+36+18

Multiple Choice

Mr. Anderson had 185 pieces of wood. He sold 25 pieces of wood to his neighbor and stacked the rest of the wood into piles around his house. Each pile of wood contained 40 pieces of wood. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of piles of wood Mr. Anderson made?

• p = (185 +25)+40

• p = (185-25)-40

• p = (185+25)x40

• p = (185-25)÷40

Multiple Choice

Tom had 114 baseball cards. He kept 10 and shared the rest evenly among his 8 friends. How many baseball cards did each friend get?

• 15

• 13

• 18

• 12

Multiple Choice

Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. Sara bough 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get?

• 24

• 4

• 17

• 5

Multiple Choice

Melvin has twice as many pencils as Sam. Zachary has four times as many pencils as Sam. If Sam has 3 pencils, how many pencils do the three boys have in all?

• 12

• 6

• 21

• 24

Multiple Choice

For Halloween Brandi received seventeen pieces of candy. She ate two pieces then placed the rest into piles with three in each pile. How many piles could she make?

• 5 piles

• 6 piles

• 7 piles

• 8 piles

Multiple Choice

The list shows the number of trees Isaiah planted in three years.

He planted 521 trees in the first year.

He planted 387 trees in the second year.

He planted 438 trees in the third year.

Isaiah wants to plant a total of 2,000 trees. How many more trees does Isaiah need to plant?

• 654

• 1,346

• 874

• 764

Multiple Choice

Steven has 4 bags of erasers. Each bag has 9 erasers in it. Steven shares the erasers between himself and 5 friends. How many erasers does each child get?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 18

Multiple Choice

Gavin has 28 red marbles. Ricky has 12 more marbles than Gavin. What is the BEST estimate of the number of marbles they have altogether?

• 50

• 60

• 70

• 80

Multiple Choice

Peggy’s parents spent $73 at the shoe store. Peggy’s shoes and her sister’s shoes each cost $24. The rest of the money was spent on her brother’s shoes. How much did her brother’s shoes cost?

• $25

• $48

• $49

Multiple Choice

Kinda likes to jog for 1/4 of an hour each day. If Kinda jogs 5 days a week. How many hours does she jog in a month?

• 3 hours

• $4\ \frac{1}{4}$ hours

• 5 hours

• $2\ \frac{1}{2}$ hours

Multiple Choice

There are a lot of toys to be cleaned up in the garage. Moaz cleaned up 3/6 of the toys. Hazem cleaned up 2/6 of the toys. What fraction of the toys is left to clean up?

• 1/6

• 2/6

• 3/6

• 4/6

Multiple Choice

Adia had 10 stamps. She bought 10 more and gave 5 to her brother. Which equation can be used to find the number of stamps, n, Adia had left?

• 10 ÷ 5 = n

• 10 - 5 = n

• 20 ÷ 5 = n

• 20 - 5 = n

Multiple Choice

Kaylee is making necklaces for her 6 friends. She needs 20 beads to make one necklace. She has collected 85 beads, 6 strings, and 10 clasps so far. How man more beads does Kaylee need to make all 6 necklaces? What two operations (+, -, x) did you use?

• 45 more beads; x/+

• 35 more beads; ÷/+

• 45 more beads; x/-

• 35 more beads; x/-

Multiple Choice

A family spent $93 at a carnival. They spent $18 on tickets to the carnival and $36 on food. They spent the rest of the money on games. Which equation can be used to find g, the amount of money in dollars the family spent on games?

• 93 = g + 36 − 18

• 93 = 18 + 36 − g

• 93 = 36 − 18 − g

• 93 = g + 36 + 18

Multiple Choice

Niylah runs 4 miles each day, 7 days a week. She has already run 24 miles this week. How many more times will Niylah run this week?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

23 puppies are for sale at the pet store. 14 puppies are black and 6 puppies are brown. The rest of the puppies have spots. How many puppies have spots?

• 23

• 5

• 3

• 1

Multiple Choice

Ned bought 14 boxes of chocolate candy and gave 7 to his little brother. If each box has 6 pieces inside it, how many pieces did Ned still have?

• 78

• 3

• 42

• 41

Multiple Choice

Cohen is 135cm taller than Braden. Braden is 257cm tall. Madison is 57cm shorter than Cohen. How many cm tall are the students all together?

• 955cm

• 449cm

• 984cm

• 854cm

Multiple Choice

Nate had 300 cookies for class. He dropped 145 on his way to school. His mom brought him 123 more cookies. How many cookies does Nate have now?

• 350

• 278

• 155

• 423

Multiple Choice

Paul bought 3 boxes of chocolate candy and 4 boxes of caramel candy. If each box has 6 pieces inside it, how much candy did he have total?

• 42 pieces

• 10 pieces

• 13 pieces

• 1 piece

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Blazzard has 29 students in her classroom. Mr. Taylor has 34 students in his class. If five students are absent, how many students are at school in both classrooms?

• 58 students

• 63 students

• 580 students

• 43 students

Multiple Choice

There are 103 third graders, 293 fourth graders, and 129 fifth graders on the field trip. How many students are on the field trip in all?

• 525 students

• 396 students

• 422 students

• 500 students

Multiple Choice

Sue, Kim and David went to the movies. Sue bought 5 movie tickets for $4 each. She paid with a $50, how much change will she get back?

• 25

• 20

• 30

• 10

Multiple Choice

Debbie started reading a book with 117 pages. She read 18 pages of the book on Monday and 31 pages on Tuesday. How many pages does she have left to read?

• 49

• 166

• 68

Multiple Choice

Janet's mother gave her $76 to go to the store. Janet bought 2 loaves of bread and 4 cartons of orange juice. Each loaf of bread cost $5 and each carton of orange juice cost $3. How much money does Janet have left?

• 68

• 54

• 84

• 20

Multiple Choice

Ronnie needs 101 cupcakes for a birthday party. He already has 21 chocolate cupcakes and 33 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes should Ronnie buy?

• 80

• 113

• 47

• 68

Multiple Choice

Angela had 18 Pokemon cards. Her brother gave her 45 more Pokemon cards. She then divided her cards into 9 equal groups. How many Pokemon cards are in each group?

• 18 Pokemon cards

• 54 Pokemon Cards

• 7 Pokemon Cards

• 9 Pokemon Cards

Multiple Choice

Julianna has 48 bags of treats. She is going to give 3 bags to her teacher. She will then give the rest out equally to her 5 friends. How many bags of treats will each friend receive?

• 40 bags of treats

• 9 bags of treats

• 5 bags of treats

• 50 bags of treats

Multiple Choice

Jared made sixty dollars mowing lawns over the summer. If he spent thirty-nine dollars buying new mower blades, how many seven dollar games could he buy with the money he had left?

• 21 games
• 3 games
• 7 games
• 99 games

Multiple Choice

Ms. Angela received 51 birthday cards. She received 18 fewer birthday gifts than cards. How many cards and gifts did she receive?

• 33

• 84

• 69

• 100

Multiple Choice

Tara had 245 more stickers than Madyson. Madyson had 320 stickers. How many stickers do they have in all?

• 335

• 775

• 885

• 658

Multiple Choice

Maleah ran 10 miles on Monday, 10 miles on Tuesday and 10 miles on Wednesday. She took a break on Thursday and then ran 10 miles on Friday. How many miles did Maleah run this week?

• 40 miles

• 50 miles

• 10 miles

• 90 miles

Multiple Choice

Maya had 10 stamps. She bought 10 more and gave 5 to her brother. Which equation can be used to find the number of stamps, n, Maya had left?

• 10 ÷ 5 = n

• 10 - 5 = n

• 20 ÷ 5 = n

• 20 - 5 = n

Multiple Choice

Kerry runs 4 miles each day, 7 days a week. She has already run 24 miles this week. How many more times will Kerry run this week?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4