Equations Review With Word Problems And Multistep

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

Melvin has twice as many pencils as Sam. Zachary has four times as many pencils as Sam. If Sam has 3 pencils, how many pencils do the three boys have in all?

• 12

• 6

• 21

• 24

Mr. Anderson had 185 pieces of wood. He sold 25 pieces of wood to his neighbor and stacked the rest of the wood into piles around his house. Each pile of wood contained 40 pieces of wood. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of piles of wood Mr. Anderson made?

• p = (185 +25)+40

• p = (185-25)-40

• p = (185+25)x40

• p = (185-25)÷40

A family spent $93 at a carnival. They spent $18 on tickets to the carnival and $36 on food. They spent the rest of the money on games. Which equation can be used to find g, the amount of money in dollars the family spent on games?

• 93=g+36−18

• 93=18+36−g

• 93=36−18−g

• 93=g+36+18

Maya had 10 stamps. She bought 10 more and gave 5 to her brother. Which equation can be used to find the number of stamps, n, Maya had left?

• 10 ÷ 5 = n

• 10 - 5 = n

• 20 ÷ 5 = n

• 20 - 5 = n

Tara had 245 more stickers than Madyson. Madyson had 320 stickers. How many stickers do they have in all?

• 335

• 775

• 885

• 658

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?

What two operations would you use to solve this word problem? Randy bought new pencils for $2.00 and new crayons for $1.00. He paid with a $5 bill. How much change did Randy get back after paying for his new supplies? ($2.00)

• multiply and divide

• add and subtract

• multiply and add

• divide and subtract

Choose the correct operations to solve the word problem. At the school library, there are 4 round tables that can seat a total of 20 students. There are also 2 long tables that can seat a total of 4 students less than the round tables. How many seats in all are available at the school library? (36)

• add and subtract

• multiply and subtract

• subtract and add

• multiply and divide