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Multi-step word problems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The starline Express in a train that can transport 567 people from Greenville to Snowtown. There are 9 passenger cars on the train. Each car can carry the same number of passengers. How many people can each passenger car carry?

a)

75

b)

76

c)

63

d)

67

2.

There are 788 students at Maple Elementary School. They are each given one colored t-shirt to wear on field trip day. The t-shirts are red, green, yellow, and blue. There is an equal amount of each colored shirt. How many students received a red shirt?

a)

200

b)

187

c)

189

d)

197

3.

Ollie's stuffed Bear shop has 456 bears in stock. Exactly half of them are made from wool. How many wool bears does Mr. Ollie have in stock?

a)

228

b)

288

c)

281

d)

208

4.

New Era Baseball Cap factory made 315 caps last week. The factory operated from Monday through Friday, and they were closed for the weekend. On average, how many caps did they make per day?

a)

65

b)

64

c)

63

d)

62

5.
Jacob was selling his old games. He started out with sixty-eight but sold four of them. He packed the rest up putting eight games into each box. How many boxes did he have to use?
a)
9 boxes
b)
10 boxes
c)
7 boxes
d)
8 boxes
6.
A store had thirty-eight coloring books in stock. They ended up putting them on sale and getting rid of twenty-eight of them. They put the ones they still had onto shelves with two on each shelf. How many shelves did they use?
a)
5 shelves
b)
6 shelves
c)
7 shelves
d)
8 shelves
7.

Luke has two ten dollar bills. His younger sister Leia has a five dollar bill. They combine their money to buy a gift for their father that costs $22. How much change will they receive?

a)

$15

b)

$5

c)

$3

8.

Tricia's mother let her play outside for 15 minutes. When she went outside, she played with her dog for 5 minutes. Then she rode her bike for 4 minutes. She spend the rest of the time catching bugs. How many minutes did Tricia spend catching bugs?

a)

8 minutes

b)

7 minutes

c)

17 minutes

9.

a. Madison is reading a book that has 232 pages in it. She read 42 pages over the weekend. Then she read 30 more pages on Monday night. How many pages does Madison have left to read?

a)

170 pages left

b)

160 pages left

c)

300 pages left

10.

Grace started her own landscaping business. She charges $6 an hour for mowing lawns and $11 for pulling weeds. In September she mowed lawns for 63 hours and pulled weeds for 9 hours. How much money did she earn in September?

a)

$477

b)

$567

c)

$345