Solve Multi-Step Word Problems with Equations

1. Sarah has 12 apples. She buys 8 more apples and gives 5 to her friend. How many apples does she have now? (Equation: 12 + 8 - 5)

• 20

• 10

• 15

• 7

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.C.3

2. A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books and pay with a $50 bill, how much change will you receive? (Equation: 50 - (15 * 3))

• 10

• 0

• 5

• 20

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

3. Tom has 24 marbles. He gives 6 marbles to each of his 3 friends. How many marbles does he have left? (Equation: 24 - (6 * 3))

• 12

• 18

• 6

• 0

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

4. A box contains 5 packs of crayons, and each pack has 10 crayons. If you use 12 crayons, how many crayons are left? (Equation: (5 * 10) - 12)

• 38

• 40

• 28

• 50

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

5. Lisa read 15 pages of a book on Monday and 20 pages on Tuesday. If the book has 100 pages, how many pages does she have left to read? (Equation: 100 - (15 + 20))

• 70

• 60

• 65

• 80

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

6. A farmer has 50 chickens. If he sells 10 chickens and buys 5 more, how many chickens does he have now? (Equation: 50 - 10 + 5)

• 40

• 55

• 50

• 45

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

7. There are 30 students in a class. If 12 students are absent and 5 new students join, how many students are present? (Equation: 30 - 12 + 5)

• 18

• 20

• 25

• 23

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

8. A toy costs $25. If you have $100 and you want to buy as many toys as possible, how much money will you have left after your purchase? (Equation: 100 - (25 * (100 / 25)))

• $25

• $50

• $0

• $75

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

9. Emma has 40 stickers. She gives 8 stickers to each of her 4 friends. How many stickers does she have left? (Equation: 40 - (8 * 4))

• 32

• 16

• 8

• 24

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

10. A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat 3 slices and your friend eats 2 slices, how many slices are left? (Equation: 8 - (3 + 2))

• 5

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1