Multi step word problems

Revisiting Multistep word problems

By Elizabeth Whitehurst

• ​Total, altogether → Add

• Left, difference → Subtract

• Each, groups → Multiply

• Split, share → Divide

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Multiple Choice

There were 23 girls and 21 boys trying out for the school’s basketball team. If only 5 of them got called back, how many students didn't make the cut?

• 44

• 39

• 49

Multiple Choice

At Adam's Restaurant a group with 2 adults and 7 children came in to eat. If each meal cost 6 dollars, how much was the bill?

• 9

• 23

• 54

Multiple Choice

The school's baseball team had 3 new players and 53 returning players. If the coach put them into groups with 8 players in each group, how many groups would there be?

• 7

• 56

• 6

Multiple Choice

At the fair there were 7 people in line for the bumper cars. If 6 of them got tired of waiting and left and 19 more got in line, how many people would be in line?

• 19

• 20

• 1

Multiple Choice

Faye earned 3 points for each bag of cans she recycled. If she had 10 bags, but didn't recycle 7 of them, how many points would she have earned?

• 23

• 10

• 40

Multiple Choice

There are 40 students trying out for the school's trivia teams. If 19 of them didn't get picked for the team and the rest were put into 3 groups, how many students would be in each group?

• 21

• 7

• 63

Multiple Choice

A pet store sold 9 kittens and 1 puppy over the weekend. The kittens sold for $6 each and the puppy sold for $3. How much money did they earn from selling the pets?

• 72

• 54

• 18

Multiple Choice

Adam and Faye were comparing their Halloween candy. Adam received 3 times as much candy as Faye received. Adam then split his candy evenly into 5 piles to eat later. If Faye received 40 ounces of candy, how many ounces of candy would be in each of Adam's piles?

• 120

• 24

• 30

Multiple Choice

On the home screen of Faye's tablet she had 6 rows of apps with 8 apps on each row. If she deleted 19 apps, how many would she have left on her home screen?

• 19

• 48

• 29

Multiple Choice

While on vacation, Robin took 37 pictures at the zoo and 25 at the museum. If she later deleted 29 of the pictures, how many pictures from her vacation did she still have?

• 33

• 29

• 62

Multiple Choice

Robin was selling her necklaces at a garage sale. She sold 2 bead necklaces and 4 gem stone necklaces. If each necklace cost three dollars, how much money did she earn?

• 6

• 18

• 21

Multiple Choice

Robin uploaded 21 pictures from her phone and 14 from her camera to Facebook. If she sorted the pics into 5 different albums with the same amount of pics in each album, how many pictures were in each of the albums?

• 35

• 7

• 28

Multiple Choice

A store had 15 oranges in a bin. If they threw away 5 of the old ones and put 44 new ones in the bin how many would be in the bin?

• 44

• 10

• 54