Multistep Basic Operations Word Problems

Rylan bought sixty-seven tickets at the state fair. He spent twenty-two tickets at the 'dunk a clown' booth and decided to use the rest on rides. If each ride cost five tickets, how many rides could he go on?

• 6 rides

• 7 rides

• 8 rides

• 9 rides

A pet store had ninety-five puppies. In one day they sold forty-six of them and put the rest into cages with seven in each cage. How many cages did they use?

• 5 cages

• 6 cages

• 7 cages

• 8 cages

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

Mrs. Daigle had 21 students in her class. 2 students moved away. Then 6 new students joined the class. How many students are in Mrs. Daigle's class now?

• 17

• 27

• 25

• 18

The cafeteria had fifty-one apples. For lunch they handed out forty-one to students and decided to use the rest to make pies. If each pie takes five apples, how many pies could they make?

• 51 pies

• 41 pies

• 10 pies

• 2 pies

Jalin had 3 packs of baseball cards with 6 cards in each pack. He gives his friend Aiden 4 cards. Which set of steps shows one way to find the number of cards Jalin 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

Katelyn wants to plant a total of 2,000 trees. How many more trees does Katelyn need to plant?

• 654

• 874

• 1,346

• 746

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

Blake bought 3 boxes of chocolate candy and 4 boxes of caramel candy. If each box has 6 pieces inside it, how much candy did he have total?

• 42 pieces

• 10 pieces

• 13 pieces

• 1 piece

Adia 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, Adia had left?

• 10 ÷ 5 = n

• 10 - 5 = n

• 20 ÷ 5 = n

• 20 - 5 = n