Mastering Multi-Step Word Problems

Sarah bought 3 packs of pencils. Each pack contains 8 pencils. She gave 7 pencils to her friend. How many pencils does Sarah have left?

(a)  

• 17

• 24

• 15
• 18

A baker made 48 cupcakes. He put them equally into 6 boxes. If he sold 3 boxes, how many cupcakes does he have left?

(a)  

• 24
• 18

• 36

• 12

A farmer harvested 120 apples. He put them into bags with 10 apples in each bag. He gave away 4 bags. How many apples does he have left?

• 80

• 60

• 40

• 100

• \$27

• \$33

• \$15

• \$21

There are 5 shelves. Each shelf holds 14 books. If 18 books are taken away, how many books are left?

• 70

• 52

• 56

• 60

A class collected 36 cans for recycling. They divided the cans equally among 4 groups. If each group used 5 cans for a project, how many cans are left unused?

• 4

• 6

• 9

• 5

A baker made 5 trays of cookies. Each tray has 16 cookies. If he sold 38 cookies, how many cookies does he have left?

• 42

• 80

• 48

• 32

A box contains 24 red balls and 18 blue balls. If 7 red balls and 5 blue balls are removed, how many balls are left in the box?

• 30

• 42

• 36

• 29

Liam has 4 packs of markers. Each pack contains 7 markers. He gives 9 markers to his friends. How many markers does he have left?

• 19

• 28

• 25

• 21