Solving Multi-Step Problems by Reasoning with Units

A worksheet had 7 problems on it. If a teacher had 17 worksheets to grade and had already graded 8 of them, how many more PROBLEMS does she have to grade?

• 72

• 54

• 63

• 32

Suzy bought an Ipad for $432 and case for $57. If she gives the cashier $550, how much will she get back?

• $493

• $118

• $61

• $489

At the arcade Amy had 6 tickets she saved from the last time she went. This time she played a game 7 times and earned 5 tickets each time she played. How many tickets does she have now?

• 18

• 47

• 37

• 41

Akhira started her own landscaping business. She charges $6 an hour for mowing lawns and $11 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? 

• $15

• $378

• $477

• $467

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

Sally and Byron mow lawns in the summer. Sally mows 5 lawns each week. Byron mows three times as many lawns each week as Sally. Byron gets paid $20 for each lawn he mows. How much money does Byron get paid each week? Use the strip diagram in the picture to help solve the problem.

• $15

• $25

• $100

• $300

Jarrod delivered 63 newspapers each day for 5 days. He delivered 78 newspapers on Saturday and 93 newspapers on Sunday. How many newspapers did Jarrod deliver that week?

• 315 newspapers

• 239 newspapers

• 486 newspapers

• 234 newspapers

Julia used 3 memory cards to take pictures on her vacation. Each memory card holds 28 pictures. She printed 2 copies of each picture. How many pictures did Julia print?

• 33 pictures

• 62 pictures

• 168 pictures

• 86 pictures

Each student purchased a box of 24 crayons and 18 colored pencils. There are 20 students in the class. How many crayons and colored pencils did the class purchase?

• 62

• 8,640

• 912

• 840

For lunch, Martin buys a sandwich for $4, an apple for $1, and a drink for $2. How much change will Martin receive if he pays with a $20 bill? Use the strip diagram in the picture to help solve the problem.

• $7

• $13

• $27

• $12