Operations: Multistep Word Problems

Sarah has 48 apples. She wants to put them equally into 6 baskets. How many apples will be in each basket? Write an equation to represent the problem and solve for the unknown.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A baker made 125 cookies. He packed them into boxes of 12 cookies each. How many full boxes did he fill, and how many cookies were left over? Write an equation to represent the problem.

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A class collected 237 cans for recycling. If each student brought in 9 cans, how many students are in the class? Write an equation to represent the problem.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A farmer has 4 fields. Each field has 36 rows of corn. If each row has 25 corn plants, how many corn plants does the farmer have in total? Write an equation to represent the problem.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A store sold 85 pencils on Monday, 97 pencils on Tuesday, and 68 pencils on Wednesday. How many pencils did the store sell in total? Write an equation to represent the problem.

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A box contains 7 packs of crayons. Each pack has 24 crayons. If 15 crayons are taken out of the box, how many crayons are left? Write an equation to represent the problem.

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A school has 5 classes. Each class has 28 students. If 13 students are absent in total, how many students are present at school? Write an equation to represent the problem.

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A gardener planted 96 flowers in 8 rows. If each row has the same number of flowers, how many flowers are in each row? Write an equation to represent the problem.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A library has 432 books. The books are arranged equally on 9 shelves. How many books are on each shelf? Write an equation to represent the problem.

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A group of friends collected 157 stickers. They want to share them equally among 6 friends. How many stickers will each friend get, and how many stickers will be left over? Write an equation to represent the problem.

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6