2.3 Multi Step Equation Word Problems

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

Tags

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

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Jacob collects hats. He has 6 hats already and collects 2 more hats each week. How many week would it take Jacob to collect 32 hats?

• 13 weeks

• 12 weeks

• 14 weeks

• 11 week

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

At Joe's Clown Car Rental Agency, renting a car costs a one time fee of $35 plus $0.75 for every mile it is driven. Which of the equations below would be the correct if it costs Melissa $105 to rent a car?

• 105 = x(35 + 0.75)

• 105 = 35x + 0.75

• 105 = 0.75x + 35

• 105 = 0.75(x + 35)

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Tickets to a fundraiser are $14 if purchased ahead of time and $25 if purchased at the door. The total amount raised from all ticket sales was $625. If eleven tickets were purchased at the door, how many tickets were purchased ahead of time?

• 25 tickets

• 19 tickets

• 43 tickets

• 20 tickets

On Friday, you raked leaves for 4 neighbors, on Saturday you raked leaves for 5 neighbors, and on Sunday you raked leaves for 3 neighbors. Over the three days you earned a total of $135. If you were paid the same amount at each house, write and solve an equation to determine how much you earned per house.

• $11 per house

• $10 per house

• $11.25 per house

• $12.25 per house

Your school is having a fundraiser. You are selling candy bars that have been donated by the Hershey Company. You set a personal goal of raising $200 for your school and met that goal. You sold a total of 120 candy bars and one neighbor gave you a $20 donation without taking any candy bars. Write and solve an equation to determine how much each candy bar sold for.

• $2 per candy bar

• $2.50 per candy bar

• $1 per candy bar

• $1.50 per candy bar