Multi-Step Word Problems: Inverse Operations Challenge

Maria has 3 times as many apples as John. If John has x apples and together they have 48 apples, how many apples does John have?

• 8

• 16

• 20

• 12

A book costs $15. If you buy 4 books and pay with a $100 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $30

• $40

• $50

• $25

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If the sum of their ages is 25, how old is Tom?

• 10

• 20

• 12

• 15

A store sells pencils for $2 each. If you buy y pencils and spend $50, how many pencils did you buy?

• 15

• 30

• 25

• 20

Lisa has twice as many stickers as Mark. If Mark has m stickers and together they have 36 stickers, how many stickers does Mark have?

• 14

• 12

• 18

• 10

A movie ticket costs $12. If you buy 3 tickets and pay with a $50 bill, how much change will you get back?

• $14

• $10

• $8

• $20

The perimeter of a rectangle is 50 meters. If the length is 5 meters more than the width, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

• Width: 8 meters, Length: 18 meters

• Width: 12 meters, Length: 17 meters

• Width: 10 meters, Length: 15 meters

• Width: 5 meters, Length: 20 meters

A car travels 60 miles per hour. If it travels for t hours, how far does it travel? If it travels for 2 hours, how far does it go?

• 80 miles

• 150 miles

• 120 miles

• 100 miles

A gardener plants 3 rows of flowers. If each row has x flowers and there are 24 flowers in total, how many flowers are in each row?

• 12

• 6

• 10

• 8

A box contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the total number of balls is 20, how many blue balls are there?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 5