Mixed One-Step Word Problems

Mixed One-Step Word Problems

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Our focus will be solving word problems involving multiplication and division. However, we will also look at examples of word problems involving addition and subtraction for extra practice.

First, read the problem carefully.

Make sense of the problem.

Read the problem and visualize what is actually happening.

Is something being added or taken away?

Do you have equal groups?

Keywords can help sometimes, but don't let keywords confuse you.

Think through the information and what it actually means.

Next, identify what information you know and what information is unknown.

Draw a picture to represent the information that you know.

This could also be another strategy using numbers to help you solve.

Using your picture/strategy and your work, write an equation that represents the word problem.

Multiple Choice

Heather has 18 photographs of rockets. She wants to hang them on 3 different walls in her room. Each wall will have the same number of photographs. How many photographs will hang on each wall?

Which expression represents this problem?

• 18 + 3

• 18 - 3

• 18 x 3

• $18\ \div\ 3$
  

Multiple Choice

Heather has 18 photographs of rockets. She wants to hang them on 3 different walls in her room. Each wall will have the same number of photographs. How many photographs will hang on each wall?

Choose the correct answer.

• 15

• 6

• 21

• 54

Multiple Choice

A parking lot has 6 rows of parking spaces. There are 5 spaces in each row. How many parking spaces are there in the parking lot?

Which expression represents this problem?

• $6\ \div\ 5$

• $6\ \times\ 5$

• $6\ +\ 5$

• $6\ -\ 5$

Multiple Choice

A parking lot has 6 rows of parking spaces. There are 5 spaces in each row. How many parking spaces are there in the parking lot?

• 30

• 1

• 11

• 65

Multiple Choice

There are 24 people who want to play volleyball. The coach divides the players into teams of 6. How many teams can she make?

Which expression represents this problem?

• $24\ \times\ 6$

• $24\ -\ 6$

• $24\ +\ 6$

• $24\ \div\ 6$

Multiple Choice

There are 24 people who want to play volleyball. The coach divides the players into teams of 6. How many teams can she make?

• 18

• 5

• 4

• 6

Multiple Choice

Jack has 36 toy robots. He wants to display 9 on each shelf in his room. How many shelves will Jack need to display all of the robots?

Which expression represents this problem?

• $36\ +\ 9$

• $36\ -\ 9$

• $36\ \times\ 9$

• $36\ \div9$

Multiple Choice

Jack has 36 toy robots. He wants to display 9 on each shelf in his room. How many shelves will Jack need to display all of the robots?

• 4

• 27

• 45

• 5

Multiple Choice

Sarah plants 6 flowers on Saturday. On Monday, she plants 10 more plants. How many plants did Sarah plant altogether?

Which expression represents this problem?

• $6\ \times\ 10$

• $6\ +\ 10$

• $6\ \div\ 10$

• $6\ -\ 10$

Multiple Choice

Sarah plants 6 flowers on Saturday. On Monday, she plants 10 more plants. How many plants did Sarah plant altogether?

• 16

• 4

• 60

• 6

Multiple Choice

Landry scores 20 points in the basketball game on Thursday. He scores 24 points in the game on Friday night. How many more points did Landry score on Friday night?

Which expression represents this problem?

• $20\ +\ 4$

• $20\ -4$

• $24\ +\ 20$

• $24\ -\ 20$

Multiple Choice

Landry scores 20 points in the basketball game on Thursday. He scores 24 points in the game on Friday night. How many more points did Landry score on Friday night?

• 4

• 44

• 20

• 24

Multiple Choice

At an art show, there are 7 groups of paintings with 6 paintings in each group. How many paintings are there in all?

• 42

• 13

• 36

• 1

Multiple Choice

Jasmine reads for 10 minutes each night. If she reads for 5 nights, how many minutes will she read in all?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 50

Multiple Choice

Rhonda plants 28 tomato plants in her garden. She plants 7 tomato plants in each row. How many rows does she plant?

• 21

• 35

• 5

• 4

Multiple Choice

Mr. Jones buys 6 packages of pencils. There are 8 pencils in each package. How many pencils does Mr. Jones buy?

• 2

• 14

• 42

• 48

Multiple Choice

There are 24 dancers. The teacher has them stand in 3 equal rows. How many dancers are in each row?

• 12

• 10

• 8

• 6

Multiple Choice

Emily is putting away plates. She puts 6 plates each in 3 stacks. How many plates does she put away?

• 3

• 9

• 18

• 21

Multiple Choice

A farmer picks 54 pumpkins. She places an equal number of pumpkins in 9 wagons. How many pumpkins are in each wagon?

• 5

• 6

• 8

• 45

Multiple Choice

The school band marches in rows at the parade. There are 24 band members and they form rows with 4 members in each row. How many rows are there?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 8