Creating Equations to Multi-Step Word Problems

Dominic ordered 210 pens. He divided them equally among his 10 friends. One of his friends, Benjamin, already had 27 pens. Then, Benjamin gave 13 of his pens to Peyton. Represent this with an equation.

(Source: MyMath Grade 4, page 395, problem 3)

Shannon is collecting art supplies. She has 48 crayons, 24 markers, and 16 stickers. She divided the crayons into 8 equal groups, the markers into 6 equal groups, and the stickers into 4 equal groups. She promised her brother that he could have one group from each type of art supplies. How many art supplies does her brother get? Create an equation to represent this.

(Source: MyMath Grade 4, page 395, problem 4)

Miles has 327 action figures and 4 shoeboxes to store them in. Each shoebox holds 80 action figures. How many action figures will not go in a box? Create an equation to represent this.

(Source: MyMath Grade 4, page 398, edited version of problem 2)

Holden and Alma earned $32 by doing yard work in their neighborhood. They will share their money equally. If Holden saves $9, how much will he have to spend? Create an equation to represent this.

(Source: MyMath Grade 4, page 403, problem 24)

Rory is driving 584 miles to a family reunion. He will drive half of the distance by himself the first day. The second day, Rory and his cousin will share the driving equally. How many miles will his cousin drive? Create an equation to represent this.

(Source: MyMath Grade 4, page 398, problem 4 with slightly-modified wording)