Multi-Step Word Problems

The bakers at the Beverly Hills Bakery baked 200 loaves of bread on Monday morning. They sold 93 loaves in the morning and 39 loaves in the afternoon. How many loaves of bread did they have left? Select all that model this equation, B, standing for the loaves left.

• 200-93-39=B

• 200-(93-39)=B

• 200-(93+39)=B

• 200+93-39=B

Hillary's teacher assigned 1 hour (60 minutes) of reading during the weekend. On Friday night, Hillary read for 16 minutes. On Saturday she read for 28 minutes. How many minutes does Hillary have to read on Sunday to complete the assignment? Which one correctly models the problem, M standing for how many minutes read on Sunday.

• 90-28-16=M

• 90-(28+16)=M

• 90+28+16=M

Carlton and Will went fishing together. Carlton caught 21 bass and 7 walleye. Will caught 13 bass and 8 walleye. How many more fish did Carlton catch than Will?

• 5

• 12

• 7

• 49

Dr. Banks had 330 toothbrushes to give away to his patients. He gave away 53 toothbrushes in January. He gave away 67 toothbrushes in February. In March he gave away 46 toothbrushes. How many toothbrushes does he have left?

• 243

• 130

• 10

• 164