Math Middle School Multi Step Word Problems

Mr. Rancour collects quarters. He finds that the total number of quarters in his collection is 1,432. Mr. Rancour needs to determine the value of his quarter collection for insurance. He knows that 4 quarters equal one dollar. What is the total value of Mr. Rancour's quarters?

There are 213 guests in line waiting for a water rafting ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. A maximum of 7 people can ride a raft at one time. What is the smallest number of rafts the water park needs for this number of guests?

Adult tickets to the ice skating show cost $34 each plus a $2 handling fee for each ticket. Senior Tours purchased 87 adult tickets. If the Seniors Tours gets a group discount that saves them $800, how much would Senior Tours pay for the tickets and handling after the discount?

The Wash Tub Car Wash is open 9 hours each day, Monday through Saturday. If they wash 22 cars each hour of a day, how many cars will The Wash Tub Car Wash complete in 6 days?

Brambleton Park has 26 walking trails. Lawrence State Park has 8 times more walking trails than Brambleton Park. Prince William National Park has 97 more walking trails than Lawrence State Park. How many walking trails does Prince William National Park have?

• 20,176 trails

• 305 trails

• 131 trails

• 123 trails

An art teacher had 237 colored pencils left over from last year. This year, he bought 26 boxes of colored pencils that had 16 pencils in each. He also bought 15 boxes that had 54 pencils in each. Finally, when he was sorting the pencils, 19 rolled under the cabinet and were lost.

Solve the following equation to determine c, the number of colored pencils the art teacher has now.

c = 237 + [ (26 ∙ 16) + (15 ∙ 54) ] – 19

• 2,179

• 187,652

• 1,444

• 183,095

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

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

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