Multi-Step Word Problems

For Halloween Debby and her sister combined the candy they received. Debby had thirty-two pieces of candy while her sister had forty-two. If they ate thirty-five pieces the first night, how many pieces do they have left?

• 74
• 10
• 39
• 7

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

At the town carnival Billy rode the Ferris wheel seven times and the bumper cars three times. If each ride cost five tickets, how many tickets did he use?

• 10
• 35
• 50
• 21

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Bert bought 4 books for $7 each and a magazine for $5.  He paid with a $50 bill.  How much money did Bert receive back from the cashier?
HINT: Hidden Question - How much money did Bert spend?

• $28
• $17
• $35
• $20

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Aunt May milks her Holstein cows twice a day. This morning she got 365 gallons of milk. This evening she got 380 gallons. She sold 612 gallons to the local ice cream factory. How many gallons of milk does she have left?

• 115
• 201
• 153
• 133

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Raul spent 10 minutes doing homework for each of 5 subjects and 15 minutes for another subject. How many minutes did Raul spend on his homework? 

• 30
• 75
• 35
• 65

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

George's school was collecting cans for recycling. They had 81 bags with 67 cans inside each bag. Which expression show about how many cans they collected?

• 80 x 60
• 90 x 60
• 80 x 70
• 90 x 70

I am saving money for a trip to Disney. The theme park cost $385, food will cost $293 and gifts will cost $93. Which number sentence is the best estimate of the amount of money I will spend? 

• 390+290+90=
• 380+290+90=
• 390+300+100=
• 380+300+90=

Farrah had drawn 14 fairies and Ava and Farrah had a total of 22 Fairy drawings between them, how many had Ava drawn?

• 36

• 63

• 8

• 12

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Ayden had 40 footballs in his pile, there were a total of 65 footballs on the oval in two piles. How many were in Jed's pile?

• 105

• 20

• 25

• 45

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

I rained 23 inches on Monday, 33 inches on Tuesday and some more on Friday. If the total inches of rain was 125, about how many inches did it rain on Friday?

• 180 in.

• 80 in

• 181 in

• 50 in