Word Problems.2

2 Step Word Problems

Word Problem

Erin and her brother Eli were planting a garden. They planted 312 zinnia seeds, 267 daisy seeds, and 137 geranium seeds. A week later, they found that 256 zinnias, 182 daisies and 64 geraniums had sprouted. How many of the seeds they planted did not sprout?

Poll

How did you find the answer?

• Guessed

• Added all the numbers

• Added all the numbers then subtracted

Steps For Solving Multi-Step Problems

• Read and understand the problem

• Underline the question and circle the important information

•  Plan a solution and solve.

• Check your answer

Multiple Choice

How many dimples are on a golf ball?
Hint: If you have 2 dimples, a golf ball has 168 times as many dimples as you.

• 336

• 326

• 84

• 86

Multiple Choice

How many workers were needed to build the Panama Canal?
Hint: The Panam Canal is 50 miles long. It took 840 workers for every mile of the canal.

• 890 workers

• 16 workers

• 42,000 workers

• 40,000 workers

Multiple Choice

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

• 24

• 4

• 17

• 5

Multiple Choice

Vanessa was making 7 salads. She opened a can of olives and put 6 olives on each salad. Then she ate the rest of the olives in the can. If there were 51 olives to start with, how many olives did Vanessa eat? 

• 9

• 64

• 38

• 11

Multiple Choice

Matthew has 20 quarters in his piggy bank. He wants to trade them for dollars. There are 4 quarters in one dollar. How many dollars can Matthew get?

• 24 dollars

• 5 dollars

• 16 dollars

• 4 dollars

Multiple Choice

Maria has 25 dollars.  She has to buy a gallon of milk which costs $3.50.  She wants to spend the rest of her money on cereal.  If each box of cereal costs $4.50, how many can she purchase?

• 4 boxes

• 5 boxes

• 6 boxes

• 7 boxes

Multiple Choice

At Sonya's cello recital, there were 8 rows of chairs, with 6 chairs in each row. There was a person in each chair, and there were 17 more people standing. How many people were in the audience altogether? 

• 3

• 65

• 31

• 19

Multiple Choice

Michael is 8 years old. If he multiplies his age by four and adds 9, that is the age of his uncle. How old is Michael's uncle?

• 32

• 17

• 21

• 41

Open Ended

Patrick washes 21 cars per day. He is paid at a rate of $7.50 for every 3 cars he washes. How much is Patrick paid for each car he washes?

Multiple Choice

Joe's mom ordered 12 pizzas for a party. 1/4 of the pizzas were pepperoni pizzas, how many pepperoni pizzas were there?

Which operation you would apply to solve this?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division