Multi-Step Word Problems

Sophia had a box of 12 chocolate bars. Each chocolate bar in a box cost $4. If she sold all but 5 of them, how much money would she have made?

• (12-5) x 4 = C

• 12 x 4 x 5 = C

• (12 - 4) x 5 = C

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

At the fair, Timothy rode the Ferris Wheel seven times and the bumper cars three times. If each ride cost five tickets, how many tickets did he use?

• 1. 1. 7 + 3 = R

  2. 2. R + 5 = T

• 1. 1. 7 x 3 = R

  2. 2. R x 5 = T

• 1. 1. 7 + 3 = R

  2. 2. R x 5 = T

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

The schools debate team has 24 boys and 39 girls. If they were split into groups of 9, how many groups could they make?

• (24 - 39) x 9

• (24 x 39) - 9

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

For Valentine's Day, Mauri and her sister combined the candy they received. Mauri had 34 pieces of candy while her sister had 46. If they ate 28 pieces the first night, how many pieces do they have left?

• 1. 1. 34 + 46 = C

  2. 2. C - 28 = L

• 1. 1. 34 + 46 = C

  2. 2. C + 28 = L

• 1. 1. 46 - 34 = C

  2. 2. C + 28 = L

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Adelaida had 325 marbles she collected throughout the year. Toju collected 278 marbles. To the nearest hundred, ABOUT how many marbles do the girls have together?

• 300 + 200 = M

• 320 + 280 = M

• 300 + 300 = M

Carson earned $8 for each lawn he mows. If he had 10 lawns to mow, but forgot to mow 3 of them, how much money did he actually earn?

• 8 x (10 + 3) = L

• 8 x (10 - 3) = L

• 8 + (10 - 3) = L

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Kala made 16 chocolate chip cookies and 20 oatmeal cookies. If she is going to put 3 cookies in each bag, how many bags of cookies will she have?

• (16 - 20) x 3

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Gael was playing a video game where he scores 5 points for each treasure he finds. If he found 6 treasures on the first level and 7 treasures on the second level, what is his score?

• 1. 1. 5 x 6 = T

  2. 2. T x 7 = S

• 1. 1. 5 + 6 = T

  2. 1. T + 7 = S

• 1. 1. 6 + 7 = T

  2. 2. T x 5 = S

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Logan had eighteen dollars. For his birthday, he got twenty- four more dollars. If he spent thirty-two dollars at the store, how much money does he have left?

• (18 + 24) - 32 = L

• (18 + 24) + 32 = L

• (32 - 18) + 24 = L

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Elliott was selling boxes of donuts for his football team. There were 6 donuts inside each box. He sold three boxes of donuts on Monday and 5 boxes of donuts on Tuesday. In all, how many individual DONUTS did Elliott sell?

• 6 + (5 x 3) = D

• 6 x (5+3) = D

• 6 x (5 x 3) = D

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2