Solving Multi-Step Word Problems in Real-Life Scenarios

A store sells pencils for $2 each. If you buy 5 pencils and pay with a $20 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $10

• $8

• $15

• $5

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles and together they have 36 marbles, how many marbles does Maria have?

• 30

• 12

• 18

• 24

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 6 cups

• 12 cups

• 9 cups

• 15 cups

Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If the sum of their ages is 28, how old is Tom?

• 16

• 18

• 20

• 12

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If you drove x miles and paid a total of $70, how many miles did you drive?

• 50 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

• 100 miles

A gardener has 120 flowers. He plants them in rows with 8 flowers in each row. How many rows can he plant?

• 18

• 15

• 10

• 12

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books and pay with a $60 bill, how much money will you have left?

• $30

• $15

• $0

• $45

Lily has 3 times as many stickers as Sam. If Sam has y stickers and together they have 48 stickers, how many stickers does Lily have?

• 12

• 36

• 24

• 18

A movie theater sells tickets for $10 each. If a group of friends buys tickets for 5 people and spends a total of $50, how much did each person pay?

• $10

• $5

• $20

• $15

A baker made 150 cookies. If he packs them into boxes of 10 cookies each, how many boxes can he fill?

• 20

• 25

• 10

• 15