Multiple Step Word Problems

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

Peggy’s parents spent $73 at the shoe store. Peggy’s shoes and her sister’s shoes each cost $24. The rest of the money was spent on her brother’s shoes. How much did her brother’s shoes cost?

• $25

• $48

• $49

Erin wants to buy a dictionary that costs $12, a dinosaur book that costs $16, and a children's cookbook that costs $11. She has saved $29 from her allowance. How much more money does Erin need to buy all three books?

• $68 total

• $10 more

• $39 more

• $39 total

Miss Rentschler buys 2 drinks and 3 sandwiches. The drinks cost $2 each. and the sandwiches cost $6 each. How much was the total cost of the drinks and sandwiches?

• 22

• 5

• 8

• 20

Goldfish come in 20 bags per crate and the school bought 5 crates for 4th grade snacks. Each 4th grader gets 2 bags. How many 4th graders are there?

• 40

• 50

• 60

• 100

For breakfast, Joe bought a muffin for $1.60 and a cup of coffee for $0.55. For lunch, Joe had soup, a salad, and lemonade. The soup cost $2.75, the salad cost $7.85, and the lemonade cost $0.65. How much more money did Joe spend on lunch than on breakfast?

• $13.40

• $11.25

• $9.10

• $2.15

Allison is reading a book with 99 pages.  She read 37 pages on Monday.  Then she read 42 pages on Tuesday.  How many pages does she still have to read?

• 178

• 79

• 20

• 62

Walmart has a DVD movie section. In the section, it has 4 racks that each have 15 scary movies. It has 3 racks that each have 5 romance movies. There were 11 movies sold yesterday. How many scary and romance movies are left in all?

• 75

• 64

• 4

• 20

The seniors are going on a class trip to Disneyland. There are 162 seniors and 24 chaperones. One bus can hold 65 people. How many buses do they need to order to take everyone to Disneyland? (a)  

• 2 buses

• 3 buses

• 4 buses

• 5 buses

The school went to the fair. 102 students spent $13 on popcorn and a drink and 34 spent $15 on cotton candy and a drink. How much did they spend all together?

• $1,836 all together

• $567 all together

• $2,560 all together

• $987 all together