Multistep Equations Word Problems

Write an equation for the following: 4 times a number is 16

• 4n = 16

• 4 + n = 16

• 16n = 4

• 16 + n = 4

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

For Halloween Brandi received seventeen pieces of candy. She ate two pieces then placed the rest into piles with three in each pile. How many piles could she make?

• 5 piles
• 6 piles
• 7 piles
• 8 piles

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Jacob was selling his old games. He started out with sixty-eight but sold four of them. He packed the rest up putting eight games into each box. How many boxes did he have to use?

• 9 boxes
• 10 boxes
• 7 boxes
• 8 boxes

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Ms. Weiss cooked some pancakes for herself and 3 family members. She made 28 pancakes to split equally. How many pancakes will each person receive?

• 7
• 4
• 3
• 8

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Akhira started her own landscaping business. She charges $6 an hour for mowing lawns and $11 for pulling weeds. In September she mowed lawns for 63 hours and pulled weeds for 9 hours. How much money did she earn in September? 

• $15
• $378
• $477
• $467

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Michelle's school decided to host a weekly farmers' market to raise money for the school choir. Last fall they sold squash, Brussels sprouts, persimmons, and potatoes. After adding together all of their earnings, Michelle found that they had made $189. If the school made $41 from squash sales, $37 from Brussels sprouts, and $26 from persimmons, how much did the school make from potato sales?

• $148
• $26
• $85
• $111

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

There are fifty-eight students trying out for the school's basketball teams. If twenty-eight of them didn't get picked for the team and the rest were put into five groups, how many students would be in each group?

• 6 students
• 7 students
• 8 students
• 9 students

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Raul spent 10 minutes doing homework for each of 5 subjects and 15 minutes for another subject. How many minutes did Raul spend on his homework? 

• 30
• 75
• 35
• 65

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.1

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Joe earns $500 a week for working 40 hours and an additional $25 an hour for each hour over 40. Last week, Joe made $775. Write and solve an equation to determine how many hours over 40 he worked.

• 8 hours

• 9 hours

• 10 hours

• 11 hours

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A