Multistep Word Problems

Randy bought new metallic pencils for $27.93 and new neon crayons for $13.17. He paid with a $50 bill. How much change did Randy get back after paying for his new supplies?

• $8.90

• $9.08

• $41.11

• $8.09

Ms. Perales has 5 bags of popsicles. Each bag has 9 popsicles. After giving some popsicles away, she has 30 popsicles left. The first thing I need to do is (a)   Then I will ​ (b)  

• find the total number of popsicles.

• subtract 30 from the total.

• add 5 and 9.

• add 30 more.

A farmer has 50 chickens and decides to sell some of them. After selling 15 chickens, he buys 10 more. How many chickens does the farmer have now?

• 45 chickens

• 55 chickens

• 35 chickens

• 65 chickens

Solve this 2 step word problem The school bus seats 50 students in all. On Tuesday, the bus was full. At the first bus stop, 15 students got off the bus. At the second bus stop, 8 students got off the bus. How many students were left on the bus?

Solve this 2 step word problem.

Devarius's mom spent $100 for new school clothes for the family. Devarius's new outfit cost $35. His sister's clothes cost $40. The rest of the money was spent on their brother Nasir. How much money did Nasir's clothes cost?

Solve this 2 step word problem.

Three teachers handed out math and science textbooks for their classes. Two teachers had 21 students each, and the last teacher had 22. How many textbooks were handed out altogether?

Solve this 2 step word problem. Mrs. Bingham loves watching the monkeys at the zoo. There were 37 monkeys swinging on the vines and 26 monkeys sitting still. The rest of the monkeys were taking a nap. If there are 100 monkeys in all, how many of the monkeys were taking a nap?

What 2 opperations do you use to solve this word problem? 23 puppies are for sale at the pet store. 14 puppies are black and 6 puppies are brown. The rest of the puppies have spots. How many puppies have spots? (3)

• add and divide

• add and subtract

• multiply and divide

• divide and multiply

Mrs. Daigle had 21 students in her class. 2 students moved away. Then 6 new students joined the class. How many students are in Mrs. Daigle's class now?

• 17

• 27

• 25

• 18

Holden had 3 packs of baseball cards with 6 cards in each pack. He gives his friend Clay 4 cards. Which shows one way to find the number of cards Holden has left?

• multiply 2 by 3 and then subtract 6

• multiply 3 by 6 and then subtract 4

• multiply 3 by 6 and then add 4

• multiply 2 by 3 and then add 6