Multiple-Step Word Problems

Grace started her own landscaping business. She charges $6 an hour for mowing lawns and $11 per hour for pulling weeds. In September she mowed lawns for 63 hours and pulled weeds for 9 hours. How much money did she earn in September?

• $423

• $459

• $477

• $513

Harvey wants to buy a gift for his father that costs $35.92 and a gift for his sister that costs %52.08. He has saved $16.28. How much more does Harvey need to save in order to buy the gifts?

• $71.72

• $88.00

• $52.08

• $35.92

On Monday, there was no snow on the ground in Buffalo, New York. On Tuesday, three inches of snow fell. On Wednesday, a half an inch of snow melted. On Thursday, two and a half more inches fell. On Friday, another inch and a half melted. How much snow was left on the ground Friday night?

• 3 inches

• 2.5 inches

• 2 inches

• 3.5 inches

Faith had $100. She went to the grocery store and bought 3 containers of ice cream for $7.29 each. Then she went to the farmers market and bought two dozen ears of corn for $5/dozen. How much money did Faith have left?

• $68.13

• $70.13

• $72.13

• $74.13

Calvin paints pictures and sells them at art shows. He charges $56.25 for a large painting and $25.80 for a small painting. Last month he sold six large paintings and three small paintings. How much did he make in all?

• $400.50

• $414.90

• $500.70

• $550.90

Jennie makes quilts. She can make 7 quilts with 21 yards of material. How many yards of material would be required to make 12 quilts?

• 36 yards

• 30 yards

• 28 yards

• 24 yards

Brayden and Gavin were playing touch football against Cole and Freddy. Touchdowns were worth 7 points. Brayden and Gavin’s team scored 7 touchdowns. Cole and Freddy’s team scored 9 touchdowns. How many more points did Cole and Freddy have than Brayden and Gavin?

• 14 points

• 21 points

• 7 points

• 28 points

On Thursday the Meat King Market sold 210 pounds of ground beef. On Friday they sold twice that amount. On Saturday they only sold 130 pounds. How much more meat did they sell on Friday than Saturday?

• 280 pounds

• 290 pounds

• 300 pounds

• 310 pounds