Multi-Step Word Problems

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?

• 80

• 113

• 47

• 68

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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?

• 28
• 16
• 18
• 10

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A worksheet had 7 problems on it. If a teacher had 17 worksheets to grade and had already graded 8 of them, how many more problems does she have to grade?

• 72
• 54
• 63
• 32

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A store had 40 oranges in a bin. If they threw away 25 of the old ones and put 21 new ones in the bin how many would be in the bin?

• 65
• 46
• 61
• 36

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Mike had 15 video games but 9 of them weren't working. If he wanted to sell the working games for $5 each, how much money could he earn?

• 25

• 45

• 29

• 30

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

At the arcade Amy had 6 tickets she saved from the last time she went. This time she played a game 7 times and earned 5 tickets each time she played. How many tickets does she have now?

• 18
• 47
• 37
• 41

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Katie had 4 math problems to complete. She spent about 8 minutes on each problem and then she spent 7 minutes checking her answers. How many minutes did she spend total?

• 39

• 60

• 19

• 28

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.1

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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?

• 101 pieces

• 50 pieces

• 53 pieces

• 21 pieces

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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?

• $15

• $36

• $7

• $30

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

An adult ticket to the movies costs $9. A child's ticket costs $6. Three adults and 2 children are going to see a movie. Which equation shows how to find the total price (p) they will pay to see the movie?

• (3 x 9) + (2 x 6) = p

• (3 + 9) x (2 + 6) = p

• (3 + 9) + (2 + 6) = p

• (3 x 6) + (2 x 9) = p

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8