2 Step Word Problems

There are 132 students that bought tickets to go on a hayride.  If 7 people can fit in each truck at a time, what is the minimum number of trucks they’ll need for everyone to go on the hayride at the same time?

• 18

• 19

• 6

• 20

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Peter wallpapered a wall that was 8 feet wide and 9 feet high. He had 28 square feet of wallpaper left over. How much wallpaper did he have to start with?

He had ______ square feet of wallpaper to start.

(Hint: Only enter the number!)

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

Adam had $5. At the store he spent $2 on a new game. If he got another $5 for his allowance, how much money does he have now?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Paige had 8 songs on her playlist. If she deleted 5 old songs from it, and added 30 new songs, how many songs does she have on her playlist?

• 23

• 30

• 33

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A waiter had 47 customers to wait on. If 41 customers left and he got another 20 customers, how many customers would he have?

• 22

• 26

• 19

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

A teacher had 7 worksheets to grade. If she graded 2, but then another 46 were turned in, how many worksheets would she have to grade?

• 46

• 51

• 48

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Mukesh was making 7 salads. He opened a can of olives and put 6 olives on each salad. Then he ate the rest of the olives in the can. If there were 52 olives to start with, how many olives did Mukesh eat?

• 7 + 6 + 52 = o; o = 64, so 64 olives

• (7 x 6) + 52 = o; o = 93, so 93 olives

• (7 x 6) - 52 = o; o = -9, so -9 olives

• 52 - (7 x 6) = o; o = 9, so 9 olives

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

At Sonya's cello recital, there were 8 rows of chairs, with 6 chairs in each row. There was a person in every chair and 17 more people standing. How many people attended the recital?

• 8 x 6 + 17 = p; p = 65 so, 65 people

• 8 x (6 + 17) = p; p = 184, so 184 people

• 8 x 6 - 17 = p; p = 31 so, 31 people

• 8 + 6 + 17 = p; p = 31 so, 31 people

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

Raul spent 10 minutes doing homework for each of 5 subjects and 15 minutes for another subject. How many minutes did Raul spend doing homework?

• 10 + 5 + 15 = m; m = 30 so, 30 minutes

• 10 x 5 + 15 = m; m = 65 so, 65 minutes

• 10 x (5 + 15) = m; m = 200 so, 200 minutes

• 10 + 5 x 15 = m; m = 85 so, 85 minutes

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

Angel is a baker. She bakes 24 loaves of bread, and places them into 4 bags. How many loaves are in each bag?

• 48

• 60

• 6

• 4

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3