Multi-step Problem Solving

At the aquarium, a tank holds 24 leopard sharks and 25 stingrays. 21 of the animals are moved to a second tank.

How many animals are left in the first tank?

• 3

• 49

• 28

• 27

At the arcade, Glen won 25 tickets playing a basketball game. Martina won 48 tickets playing a bowling game. They combined their winnings to get a soccer ball that cost 56 tickets.

How many tickets did Glen and Martina have left?

• 73

• 17

• 23

• 18

At the park, 45 kids are on the playground and 18 kids are on the field. 8 kids leave the playground to go home, followed by 15 kids from the field.

How many kids are at the park now?

• 63

• 25

• 23

• 40

Last year, Abby collected 22 carrots and 15 ears of corn from her vegetable garden. This year, she collected 66 carrots and 32 ears of corn.

How many more vegetables did Abby collect this year?

• 61

• 37

• 63

• 98

At the school bake sale, Zoe bought 7 cupcakes for $4 each. Then she bought a cake. She spent $47 in total.

How much did the cake cost?

• $29

• $21

• $23

• $19

Coach Drake bought 4 packs of 8 pencils each. He also bought 9 pens.

Altogether, how many pens and pencils did Coach Drake buy?

• 40

• 41

• 22

• 43

Kelani baked 7 trays of cookies with 6 cookies on each tray. Tanya baked 5 trays of cookies with 5 on each tray.

How many cookies did Kelani and Tanya bake altogether?

• 63

• 65

• 67

• 66

At the bowling alley, shoe rentals cost $4 per player, and renting a lane costs $6 per game.

How much will it cost for 6 people to bowl 2 games on the same lane.

• $30

• $36

• $38

• $35

Tracy wants to make a fenced rectangular area in her yard for her puppy to play in. She only has 36 square feet of space.

Which dimensions will give her a 36 square foot area with the greatest perimeter?

• 9 feet by 4 feet

• 6 feet by 6 feet

• 2 feet by 18 feet

• 3 feet by 12 feet

Brandy is building a rectangular garden for her grandmother. She has 2 pieces of wood that are 4 feet long and 2 pieces of wood that are 11 feet long.

What will be the area and the perimeter of the garden?

• area= 44 sq. ft perimeter= 26 ft.

• area= 44 sq. ft. perimeter= 22 ft.

• area= 88 sq. ft perimeter= 30 ft.

• area= 44 sq. ft perimeter= 30 ft.