Multi-step word problems

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What is a multi-step word problem?

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A multi-step word problem is a mathematical problem that requires more than one operation to solve, often involving multiple steps or calculations.

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What operation do you use to find the total amount spent?

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Addition

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If Marissa owns 18 Christmas movies and Alyssa owns twice as many, how many movies does Alyssa own?

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Alyssa owns 36 Christmas movies (18 x 2).

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What is the first step to solve the problem: Marissa owns 18 Christmas movies, Alyssa owns twice as many, and they watch 3 movies a day?

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Multiply 18 by 2 to find out how many movies Alyssa owns.

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What operation is used to find a missing part or compare amounts?

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Subtraction

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If Lila has 22 apples, 19 bananas, and 7 oranges, how many pieces of fruit does she have in total?

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Lila has 48 pieces of fruit (22 + 19 + 7).

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How do you determine how many pieces of fruit will be in each basket if Lila puts them into 3 baskets?

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Divide the total number of pieces of fruit (48) by the number of baskets (3).

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What is the solution to the problem: Lila has 48 pieces of fruit and puts them into 3 baskets?

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Each basket will have 16 pieces of fruit (48 ÷ 3).

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If they watch 3 Christmas movies every day, how do you find out how many days it will take to watch all movies?

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Divide the total number of movies (54) by the number of movies watched per day (3).

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What is the total number of movies Marissa and Alyssa have together?

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They have 54 movies together (18 + 36).