Two Step Word Problems Lesson 18

Students in Miss Kemp's class earn 1 point for each page they read. A student who earns 300 points gets a prize. Elise reads 8 pages a day for 7 days in a row. How many more points does she need to get a prize?

• 300

• 56

• 244

• 356

Emry has 243 stamps from the United States in her collection. She has 58 stamps from other countries. Emry puts 129 of her stamps in a scrapbook. She solves the equation: 243 + 58 - 129 = s

What is the answer to s?

• s = 172

• s = 170

• s = 351

• s = 129

In the morning, 134 books are checked out from the library. In the afternoon, 254 books are checked out, and 118 books are checked out in the evening. How many books in all are checked out from the library?

• 270

• 388

• 496

• 506

Which equation CANNOT be used to solve the problem:

Rosa and Brett are the only two people in a school election. Rosa gets 314 votes in the election. She gets 18 more votes than Brett. How many people voted in the election?

• 314 + (314 - 18) = n

• n = 314 + (314 - 18)

• 314 + (314 + 18)=n

• (314-18) + 314 = n

A produce manager unpacks 108 bananas. There are 9 bunches of 4 bananas each. The rest are single bananas. Which pair of equations can be used to find the number of single bananas?

• 9 X 4 = b

  108 - b = s

• 4 X 9 = b

  108 = s - b

• b = 9 X 4

  s + b = 108

Greg is packing a book order. He has already packed 3 boxes with 5 books in each box. There are 210 books left to pack. How many books are in the whole order?

There are ______ books in the whole order.

Gina wants to estimate the total of three bills she has to pay. The bills are for $125, $115, and $138. Gina wants to make sure that she has enough money. Would Gina estimate (round) to the nearest ten or hundred?

• nearest ten

• nearest hundred

Simone is stocking a shelf with jars of pickles. She has one box with 30 jars and another box with 18 jars. She can fit 6 jars in a row on the shelf. How many rows did Simone make using all the jars in both boxes?