Math Middle School Multi Step Word Problems

For soccer season, Lacey wants to buy a new soccer ball, a pair of shorts, and a pair of soccer shoes. The ball costs $11.80, the shorts cost $9.55, and the shoes cost $11.75. Lacey has $11.90. How much more money does Lacey need?

• 33.10
• 21.20
• 45.00
• 22.80

There are 17 students in the third grade and twice that number in the fourth grade. There are 14 boys and 14 girls in the second grade. How many students are in grades 2 through 4 altogether?

• 79
• 45
• 47
• 11

Ronnie needs 101 cupcakes for a birthday party. He already has 21 chocolate cupcakes and 33 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes should Ronnie buy?

• 80
• 113
• 47
• 68

Jacob made 4 stacks of wooden blocks. The first stack was 6 blocks tall. The second stack was 5 blocks taller than the first. The third stack was 6 blocks shorter than the second stack, and the last stack was 2 blocks taller than the third stack. How many blocks did Jacob use in all?

• 19
• 23
• 29
• 21

Janet's mother gave her $76 to go to the store. Janet bought 2 loaves of bread and 4 cartons of orange juice. Each loaf of bread cost $5 and each carton of orange juice cost $3. How much money does Janet have left?

• 68
• 54
• 84
• 20

Brenda has 13 white buttons. She has 4 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Brenda has 5 more gray buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Brenda have in all?

• 14
• 22
• 29
• 36

Matt bought 8 packages of cat food and 5 packages of dog food. Each package of cat food contained 9 cans, and each package of dog food contained 5 cans. How many more cans of cat food than dog food did Matt buy?

• 47
• 97
• 85
• 64

Vivian bought 6 books about animals, 8 books about outer space, and 6 books about trains. Each book cost $9. How much did Vivian spend on the books?

• 152
• 180
• 160
• 172

Raymond and Laverne already had 6 shells in their shell collection. Then they went to the beach to collect even more. Raymond found 5 limpet shells, 11 sand dollars, and 5 conch shells. Laverne found 27 more shells than Raymond did. How many shells do the pair have all together?

• 54
• 48
• 75
• 74

Belle bought 5 packs of white T-shirts and 3 packs of blue T-shirts for her basketball team. The white T-shirts come in packs of 2, and the blue T-shirts come in packs of 6. How many T-shirts did Belle buy in all?

• 28
• 16
• 18
• 10