Multi-Step Word Problems

Melvin has twice as many pencils as Sam. Zachary has four times as many pencils as Sam. If Sam has 3 pencils, how many pencils do the three boys have in all?

• 12
• 6
• 21
• 24

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

Kevin has $1,498 in his savings account. He has $529 more than Albert. How much money do the have altogether?

• $969
• $2,027
• $3,525
• $2,467

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

Harold ran a total of 4,464 miles the last 9 months.  How many miles did he ride each month?

• 40,176 miles
• 496 miles
• 495 remainder 10 miles
• 40, 173 miles

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Allison is reading a book with 99 pages.  She read 37 pages on Monday.  Then she read 42 pages on Tuesday.  How many pages does she still have to read?

• 178
• 79
• 20
• 62

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

There are 45 students taking a trip to the museum. They form 3 groups with 7 students in each. How many students still need to be placed in groups?

• 21 students
• 55 students
• 35 students
• 24 students

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A teacher bought twelve packets of crayons. 7 of the packets had 9 crayons and the other 5 packets had 10 crayons How many crayons did the teacher buy in all?

• 113
• 50
• 63
• 120

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The school bus can seat 64 students.  22 students got on the bus.  Then 23 more students got on the bus.  How many empty seats are on the bus?

• 19
• 21
• 11
• 109

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

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

Ms. Fuller was traveling to Austin, Texas. It took her 3 days of driving to get there. On Friday she drove 243 miles, on Saturday she drove 275 miles, and on Sunday she drove 167 miles. How many miles is it to Austin?

• 600
• 685
• 785
• 715

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Boxes of muffins have 3 rows with 3 muffins in each row. Mrs. Samson needs 45 muffins for the open house. How many boxes of muffins should she buy?

• 6 boxes
• 45 boxes
• 9 boxes
• 5 boxes

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3