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Multi-step Equation Word Problems

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 7hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Jim has one dollar.  He spends 16 cents on a pencil.  Jim's dad gives him five dollars for mowing the grass. Write an equation with a letter for the unknown to find out how much money Jim has now.
a)
100¢ -16¢  ⁼ m
b)
m ⁼1 dollar
c)
$1.00 - $.16 + $5.00 ⁼ m
d)
5 +1 + 16⁼ m
2.
Ronnie needs 101 cupcakes for a birthday party. He already has 21 chocolate cupcakes and 33 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes should Ronnie buy?
a)
80
b)
113
c)
47
d)
68
3.
Janet's mother gave her $76 to go to the store. Janet bought 2 loaves of bread and 4 cartons of orange juice. Each loaf of bread cost $5 and each carton of orange juice cost $3. How much money does Janet have left?
a)
68
b)
54
c)
84
d)
20
4.
Belle bought 5 packs of white T-shirts and 3 packs of blue T-shirts for her basketball team. The white T-shirts come in packs of 2, and the blue T-shirts come in packs of 6. How many T-shirts did Belle buy in all?
a)
28
b)
16
c)
18
d)
10
5.
Paul has 25 posters.  He bought 15 more.  How many does he have now?
a)
10 posters
b)
30 posters
c)
15 posters
d)
40 posters
6.
How many more is a keyword used in subtraction word problems.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which keyword can be used in addition word problems?
a)
less than
b)
how many more
c)
in all
d)
fewer
8.
Decrease is a keyword that is used with ________ problems.
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
9.
Together tells you to....
a)
Add
b)
Subtract
10.
How much is left is a phrase that tells you to...
a)
Add
b)
Subtract
11.
Mackenzie has 8 markers. Ty has three times as many. If they combine their markers, how many do they have? 
a)
32
b)
24
c)
18
d)
38
12.
Jamarie and DJ go bowling. Jamarie knocks a total of 26 pins.  DJ knocks down three times as many. How many did they knock down together?
a)
52 pins
b)
29 pins
c)
78 pins
d)
104 pins
13.
Jason wants to buy a game that cost $20. He earns $2 every time he washes the dishes. He has washed the dishes 3 times. How many more times does he need to wash the dishes to get his game?
a)
5
b)
4
c)
7
d)
6
14.
Suzy bought an Ipad for $432 and case for $57. If she gives the cashier $550, how much will she get back?
a)
$493
b)
$118
c)
$61
d)
$489
15.
Harley ate 3 Oreos each day of the week. If Ceire eats 2 Oreos each day of the week, how many did they eat combined?
a)
38
b)
35
c)
39
d)
29
16.
Nate had 300 cookies for class. He dropped 145 on his way to school. His mom brought him 123 more cookies. How many cookies does Nate have now?
a)
350
b)
278
c)
155
d)
423
17.
Akhira 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)
$15
b)
$378
c)
$477
d)
$467
18.

Blaze is paid $4 for every hour he babysits. Mrs. Dirlam paid him for 5 hours of babysittting. On the way home, Blaze spent $9 on a book and $6 on a puzzle. How much money did Blaze have left from the money he received from Mrs. Dirlam?

a)

$5 left

b)

$20 left

c)

$14 left

d)

$10 left

19.
Mrs. Nehls made 24 tacos. Her family ate 13 of them. Then Mrs. Nehls made 12 more tacos. Which equation can be used to find t, the number of tacos she had then? 
a)
24 + 13 - 12 = t
b)
24 + 13 + 12 = t
c)
24 - 13 + 12 = t
d)
24 - 13 - 12 = t
20.
Melvin has twice as many pencils as Ali. Zachary has four times as many pencils as Ali. If Ali has 3 pencils, how many pencils do the three boys have in all?
a)
12
b)
6
c)
21
d)
24
21.

Jacob collects hats. He has 6 hats already and collects 2 more hats each week. How many week would it take Jacob to collect 32 hats?

a)

13 weeks

b)

12 weeks

c)

14 weeks

d)

11 week

22.

At Joe's Clown Car Rental Agency, renting a car costs a one time fee of $35 plus $0.75 for every mile it is driven. Which of the equations below would be the correct if it costs Melissa $105 to rent a car?

a)

105 = x(35 + 0.75)

b)

105 = 35x + 0.75

c)

105 = 0.75x + 35

d)

105 = 0.75(x + 35)

23.

The Roaming Cell Phone Company charges $15.00 per month plus $0.20 per minute of airtime usage. If Tara's cell phone bill is $75, how many minutes did she talk on the phone?

a)

30 minutes

b)

60 minutes

c)

250 minutes

d)

300 minutes

24.

A plant is 5cm tall and growing at a rate of 3cm a month. How many months would it take for the plant to reach 23 cm?

a)

2 months

b)

5 months

c)

6 months

d)

7 months

25.

Bob has $150 in his savings account and saves $40 per month. Which of the following equations would be accurate if Bob has saved $400?

a)

400 = 150 + 40

b)

400 = 150 + 40x

c)

400 = 150x + 40

26.

Jerry has $20 and makes $7 per hour mowing lawns. By the end of the day Jerry has $62. How many hours did Jerry work today?

a)

6 hours

b)

7 hours

c)

8 hours

d)

9 hours

27.

A man is climbing down from 250 feet high. He jumps 40 feet down and then descends at a rate of 30 feet per minute. How many minutes did it take him to reach the ground?

a)

5 minutes

b)

7 minutes

c)

8 minutes

d)

11 minutes

28.

An internet company charges a $100 set up fee, and then they charge $35 a month after that. If Bobbie paid $415 for internet so far this year, how many months has she been paying?

a)

7 months

b)

8 months

c)

9 months

d)

10 months

29.
Mr. Arswan prepares a mixture for a science experiment. He measures 10.5 grams of wood shavings, 150 grams of iron filings, and 18.50 grams of salt. What is the total mass of Mr. Arswan's mixture?
a)
30.5 grams
b)
150.5 grams
c)
179 grams
d)
12.9 grams
30.
Hank's rain gauge showed that 2 inches of rain fell on Saturday. On Sunday, Hank checked his rain gauge again and found that 1.4 inches of rain had fallen that day. 
Which equation can Hank use to find out how many more inches of rain fell on Saturday than on Sunday?
a)
2 - 1.4 = 0.6
b)
2 + 1.4 = 3.4
c)
2 - 1.4 = 1.2
d)
2 - 1.4 = 1.6
31.
The total population of Lancashire County is 80,000. All the people in this county live in either Beachport, Newcastle or Grafton City. If the population of Beachport is 42,736 and the population of Newcastle is 23,985, what is the population of Grafton County?
a)
66,721
b)
56,015
c)
37,264
d)
13,279
32.
Sarah's kitten weighed 1.25 pounds. After a month, the kitten had gained an additional 0.6 pounds. What was the kitten's weight after a month?
a)
1.31 lb
b)
1.85 lb
c)
0.65 lb
d)
2.31 lb
33.
There are 213 guests waiting in line for a water rafting ride at Splash Pad Water Park. A maximum of 7 people can ride a raft at one time. What is the smallest number of rafts the water park needs for this number of guests?
a)
31
b)
30
c)
35
d)
28
34.
A science supply company packs 783 microscopes for shipping. To prevent damage, the microscopes are packed 9 per carton. Shipping charges cost the company $22 for each carton shipped. What is the total cost the company pays for shipping the microscopes?
a)
$17,226
b)
$198
c)
$1,914
d)
$2,014
35.
Adult tickets to the ice skating show cost $34 each plus a $2 handling fee for each ticket. Senior Tours purchased 87 adult tickets. How much money did the tour company pay for the tickets and handling fees?
a)
$2,960
b)
$4,783
c)
$3,132
d)
$2,958
36.
Mr. Reeves buys granola bars to sell at the concession stand. He predicts that the concession stand will sell 25 dozen granola bars at the weekend soccer tournaments. Granola bars are packaged 8 bars per box. What is the least number of boxes Mr. Reeves should buy in order to have the granola bars he needs?
a)
300
b)
38
c)
37
d)
35
37.
Dell's family drove to Snyder, Texas, to spend Thanksgiving with relatives. When the family left, the car's odometer showed 44,569.8 miles. When the returned home, Dell noticed the odometer read 45,001.5 miles. How many miles did the family travel for the holiday?
a)
1,568.3 mi
b)
432.7 mi
c)
431.7 mi
d)
442.7 mi
38.
Mr. Ponce wants to plant 4.2 acres of pecan trees in the field behind his house. The first week he plants trees on 1.8 acres. The second week he plants trees on 2.1 acres. How many acres does Mr. Ponce still need to plant?
a)
0.3 acres
b)
0.03 acres
c)
3.0 acres
d)
Not here
39.
Below shows the number of buckets of popcorn sold at Movie-plex for four days.
Thursday   1,692
Friday        2,900
Saturday    3,530
Sunday      2,104
Which statement is NOT true?
a)
Movie-plex sold 1,426 fewer buckets on Sunday than Saturday.
b)
Movie-plex sold 5,634 buckets on Saturday and Sunday.
c)
Movie-plex sold a total of 10,226 buckets during the 4 days.
d)
Movie-plex sold 1,042 more buckets on Thursday and Friday than on Saturday and Sunday.
40.
Sixth Street Automotive ordered 391 new tires. When the shipment came in, 25 tires were defective (could not be used). If the rest of the tires were put on cars, how many cars received a new set of four tires?
a)
6
b)
91
c)
97
d)
420
41.

For Halloween Debby and her sister combined the candy they received. Debby had 32 pieces of candy while her sister had 45. If they ate 24 pieces the first night, how many pieces do they have left?

a)

101 pieces

b)

50 pieces

c)

53 pieces

d)

21 pieces

42.

April's discount flowers was having a sale where each flower was $3. If Emily bought 4 roses and 8 daisies, how much did she spend?

a)

$15

b)

$36

c)

$7

d)

$30

43.

Lana picked 56 tulips and 89 roses to make flower bouquets. If she only used 34 of the flowers though, how many extra flowers did Lana pick?

a)

111 flowers

b)

179 flowers

c)

108 flowers

d)

89 flowers

44.

North Elementary School had a school play this weekend. There were three shows in all. 362 people went to the Friday night show and 206 people went to the Saturday night show. If 673 people went in all, how many people went to the Sunday show?

a)

134 people

b)

116 people

c)

1,241 people

d)

105 people

45.

Andrew worked 3 hours on Monday, 2 hours on Tuesday and 2 hours on Wednesday. If his boss pays him $9.00 each hour, how much money has he earned?

a)

$11

b)

$7

c)

$16

d)

$63

46.

While on vacation, Megan took forty three pictures at the zoo and fifty six at the museum. If she later deleted thirty one of the pictures, how many pictures from her vacation did she still have?

a)

65 pictures

b)

68 pictures

c)

130 pictures

d)

50 pictures

47.

Rachel bought two coloring books. One had 134 pictures and the other had 309. After one week she had already colored 145 of the pictures. How many pictures does she still have to color?

a)

268 pictures

b)

588 pictures

c)

298 pictures

d)

509 pictures

48.

Paul bought 3 boxes of chocolate candy and 4 boxes of caramel candy. If each box has 6 pieces inside it, how much candy did he have total?

a)

42 pieces

b)

10 pieces

c)

13 pieces

d)

1 piece

49.

For Halloween Faye scored 47 pieces of candy. She ate 25 pieces the first night and then her sister gave her 40 more pieces. How many pieces of candy does Faye have now?

a)

75 pieces

b)

193 pieces

c)

112 pieces

d)

62 pieces

50.

Mary had 196 bear stickers. Mary gave 34 stickers to Nancy, 54 stickers to her sister and 63 stickers to Sandy. How many stickers does Mary still have?

a)

347 stickers

b)

45 stickers

c)

171 stickers

d)

193 stickers

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