Multi-Step Multiplication Problems

Multi-Step Multiplication Problems

​Think-Up p. 221

by Melissa Richards

​Use your Problem Solving Model

​Why should we choose to use our problem solving model?

​Example 1:

​Adult tickets to the ice-skating show cost $34 plus a $2 handling fee for each ticket. Senior tours purchased 87 adult tickets. How much money did the tour company pay for the tickets and handling fees?

Open Ended

​Adult tickets to the ice-skating show cost $34 plus a $2 handling fee for each ticket. Senior tours purchased 87 adult tickets. How much money did the tour company pay for the tickets and handling fees?

Type a sentence that answers the question.

​Numbers and Nouns

​​Adult tickets to the ice-skating show cost $34 plus a $2 handling fee for each ticket. Senior tours purchased 87 adult tickets. How much money did the tour company pay for the tickets and handling fees?

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​Circle the numbers in nouns that will help you answer the question.

Poll

​One step: I have enough information to write my equation and solve

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​Multi-step: I have to find and answer the hidden question.

Is this a one step or multi-step problem.

• One Step

• Multi-Step

Open Ended

What is the hidden question?

Fill in the Blanks

How much does 1 ticket cost?

Multiple Choice

Now that we know the total price of 1 ticket, how much money did the company pay for the tickets AND handling fees?

U

• $2,960

• $4,783

• $3,132

• $2,958

Multiple Choice

#2 Mrs. Jarvis made 49 long-sleeved blouses for the girls' choir. She sewed 11 buttons on the front panel and 2 buttons on each sleeve. How many total buttons does Mrs. Jarvis need?

• 735

• 539

• 343

• 294

Multiple Choice

#5 Cerise makes hand-painted T-shirts to sell at a weekend craft fair. The table shows the number of T-shirts Cerise sold each day of the fair. Cerise sells each T-shirt for $27. Cerise makes a profit of $17 on each shirt. How much total profit does Cerise make on the T-shirts she sells at the craft fair? (Use the table in your book.)

• $2,519

• $2,619

• $1,649

• $1,615