Multi-Step Word Problems

Jim has one dollar.  He spends 16 cents on a pencil.  Jim's dad gives him five dollars for mowing the grass. Write an equation with a letter for the unknown to find out how much money Jim has now.

• 100¢ -16¢  ⁼ m
• m ⁼1 dollar
• $1.00 - $.16 + $5.00 ⁼ m
• 5 +1 + 16⁼ m

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

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

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Belle bought 5 packs of white T-shirts and 3 packs of blue T-shirts for her basketball team. The white T-shirts come in packs of 2, and the blue T-shirts come in packs of 6. How many T-shirts did Belle buy in all?

• 28
• 16
• 18
• 10

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Paul has 25 posters.  He bought 15 more.  How many does he have now?

• 10 posters
• 30 posters
• 15 posters
• 40 posters

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

How many more is a keyword used in subtraction word problems.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.B.3

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Which keyword can be used in addition word problems?

• less than
• how many more
• in all
• fewer

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.B.3

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Decrease is a keyword that is used with ________ problems.

• Addition
• Subtraction

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Together tells you to....

• Add
• Subtract

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CCSS.K.OA.A.1

CCSS.K.OA.A.2

CCSS.K.OA.A.5

How much is left is a phrase that tells you to...

• Add
• Subtract

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8