Multi Step Word Problems

Jackson earned $240 last month mowing lawns. He earned 2/5 of that amount this past month. How much did he earn this past month?

• $480

• $48

• $96

• $120

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.B.5

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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?

• 350
• 278
• 155
• 423

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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? 

• $15
• $378
• $477
• $467

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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? 

• 24 + 13 - 12 = t
• 24 + 13 + 12 = t
• 24 - 13 + 12 = t
• 24 - 13 - 12 = t

Tags

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

Natalie bought 10 pizzas for a party. When the party was over, she noticed 1/5 of the pizza was gone. How much pizza did everyone eat at the party?

• 1/2 of pizza

• 2 pizzas

• none

• 1/5 of pizza

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

I have 7 cookies. If I eat 1/4 of them of the cookies. How many cookies do I have left?

• 1 3/4 cookies

• 2 cookies

• 1/2 of the cookies

• 1 1/4 of the cookies

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2

CCSS.3.NF.A.3

I have 8 macaroons. I'm giving 3/4 of them to my parents and sister. How many macaroons do they get?

• 6 macaroons

• 4 macaroons

• 1/3 of the macaroons

• 8/4 of the macaroons

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

We had 25 doughnuts and we ate 2/5 of them. How many doughnuts did we eat?

• 10 doughnuts

• 5 doughnuts

• 15 doughnuts

• 20 doughnuts

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Camden has 12 pets. 1/6 of them are dogs. How many of Camden pets are dogs?

• 2 pets

• 6 pets

• 4 pets

• 3 pets

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3