Multi-Step Word Problems

Mary spent half of her allowance going to the movies. She washed the family car and earned seven dollars. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with seventeen dollars? 

• $20

• $48

• $10

• $12

Keith bought a soft drink for 2 dollars and 6 candy bars. He spent a total of 14 dollars. How much did each candy bar cost? 

• $12

• $6

• $2

• $3

Jacob collects hats. He has 6 hats already and collects 2 more hats each week. How many week would it take Jacob to collect 32 hats?

• 13 weeks

• 12 weeks

• 14 weeks

• 11 week

The larger number is 18 more than twice the smaller. If the sum of the two numbers is 93, find both numbers.

• 18 & 75

• 46 & 47

• 37 & 56

• 23 & 68

Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the smallest number and middle number is 27 less than three times the largest number.

• 11, 13, 15

• 31, 33, 35

• 15, 17, 19

• 17, 19, 21

Tom had 114 baseball cards. He kept 10 and shared the rest evenly among his 8 friends. How many baseball cards did each friend get?

• 15

• 13

• 18

• 12

On Monday, three hundred sixty - one students went on a trip to the zoo. All seven buses were filled and four students had to travel separately. How many students were in each bus? 

• 357

• 51

• 40

• 45

The sum of three consecutive numbers is eighty - seven. What is the smallest of the three numbers? 

• 84

• 29

• 28

• 17

Mackenzie has 8 markers. Ty has three times as many. If they combine their markers, how many do they have? 

• 32

• 24

• 18

• 38

Jason wants to buy a game that cost $20. He earns $2 every time he washes the dishes. He has washed the dishes 3 times. How many more times does he need to wash the dishes to get his game?

• 5

• 4

• 7

• 6