Identify Correct Operations to Solve Multistep Word Problems

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

Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. Sara bough 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get? 

• 24

• 4

• 17

• 5

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

Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. Liam bought 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get? 

• 24

• 4

• 17

• 5

The coffee shop sold 213 cups of coffees on Friday, and 177 cups of coffee on Saturday. The coffee shop wants to sell a total of 575 cups by the end of the weekend. How many cups will they need to sell on Sunday?

• 390

• 185

• 965

• 611

Trent went to the concession stand and bought 2 sodas for $1.00 each and 3 hot dogs for $2.00 each. Which expression would you use to find out how much Trent paid in all?

• (2 - $1) + (3 - $2)

• $2 + 3 + $2

• 2 x (3 x $2)

• (2 x $1) + (3 x $2)

Mrs. Nunez had 182 paper clips in a container on her desk. She ordered another 19 boxes, each box had 48 paper clips in it. How many paper clips does she have now.

• 912

• 3,458

• 1,094

• 8,736

Mrs. Nunez had 182 paper clips in a container on her desk. She ordered another 19 boxes, each box had 48 paper clips in it. How many paper clips does she have now.

Hint: Multi-step

• 912

• 3,458

• 1,094

• 8,736

Scout Troop 54 earns $7 for each carton of apples sold. In December, the troop sold 46 cartons. In January, they sold 26 cartons, and in February, 78 cartons. How much did the troop earn from their sales in these three months?

• $150

• $504

• $1,050

• $93,288