Multi-Step Word Problems

Dana made 4 stacks of wooden blocks. The first stack was 10 blocks tall. The second stack was 8 blocks taller than the first. The third stack was 3 blocks shorter than the second stack, and the last stack was 10 blocks taller than the third stack. How many blocks did Dana use in all?

Shannon bought 5 books about animals, 4 books about outer space, and 8 books about trains. Each book cost $14. How much did Shannon spend on the books?

16 students and 11 teachers went on a field trip to an art museum. Student tickets cost $9 each, and adult tickets cost $12 each. How much did the museum tickets cost in all?

There are 24 students in the orchestra and twice that number in the band. There are 28 boys and 34 girls in the choir. If each student only participates in one group, how many students total are there in the orchestra, the band, and the choir?

Kaya bought stamps at the post office. Some of the stamps had a snowflake design, some had a truck design, and some had a rose design. Kaya bought 15 snowflake stamps. She bought 4 more truck stamps than snowflake stamps, and 9 fewer rose stamps than truck stamps. How many stamps did Kaya buy in all?

In Katie's desk drawer there are 8 yellow highlighters. There are 9 more pink highlighters than yellow highlighters, and there are 12 more blue highlighters than pink highlighters. How many highlighters are in Katie's desk drawer in all?

Vivian wants to buy a jump rope that costs $9, a board game that costs $20, and a playground ball that costs $3. She has saved $1 from her allowance, and her uncle gave her $30. How much more money does Vivian need to buy the jump rope, the game, and the ball?

Carly had 85 dolphin stickers. She gave 3 stickers each to 8 friends. How many stickers does Carly have left?

Pablo has 16 blue envelopes. He has 7 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. He has 3 times as many green envelopes as yellow envelopes. How many envelopes does Pablo have in all?

In Edward's classroom there are red chairs, yellow chairs, and blue chairs. There are 9 red chairs. There are 4 times as many yellow chairs as red chairs, and there are 8 fewer blue chairs than yellow chairs. How many chairs are there in Edward's classroom?