Two Step Multiplication Word Problems

Alyssa bought 2 bags of Takkis Fuego and 4 bags of Takkis Blue Heat. Each bag has 24 chips. How many chips are there total?

• 30

• 6

• 144

• 24

Ann is on a running team. She ran 2 miles each day for 5 days. Over the weekend she ran 4 more miles. How many miles did Ann run that week? Pick the equation that shows the correct way to solve the problem.

• 2+5x4=

• 2x5+4=

• 2x5-4=

• 2-5x4=

Naomi bought 2 hats for $9 each and a bracelet for $5. How much did she spend in all? Pick the answer that shows the correct two steps.

• 3 x $4 = $12

  $7 + $9 = 16

• $9 - $5 = $4

  2 x $4 = $8

• 2 x $9 = $18

  $18 + $5 = $23

• $9 - $2 = $7

  7 x $5 = 35

Journee and Wendy sold 3 boxes of candy bars. There were 7 candy bars in each box. They also sold 12 bags of chips. How many snacks did they sell in all?

• 3 x 7 = 21 snacks

• 3 + 7 + 12 = 22 snacks

• 7 - 3 x 12 = 48 snacks

• 3 x 7 + 12 = 33 snacks

Solving word problems with two step multiplication: A bakery sells 5 cakes each day, and they are open for 6 days a week. How many cakes do they sell in a week?

• 30

• 25

• 40

• 10

A bakery sold 120 cupcakes in one day. If they sold twice as many chocolate cupcakes as vanilla cupcakes, how many chocolate cupcakes did they sell?

• 40

• 80

• 60

• 100

Mr. Lewis is on a motor bike team. The team has a total of 9 members. Each member on her team has 2 bikes. Each bike has 2 wheels. Which equation can be used to find the total number of bike wheels, W, the team has?

• W=9+2+2

• W=9÷2×2

• W=9×2×2

• W=9+2×2

Find the answer.

Logan is helping to put away books. If he has 12 boxes of books to put away and each box holds 14 books how many books does he have to put away?

• 108 shelves

• 26 shelves

• 106 shelves

• 168 shelves

There are 7 students in the classroom and each student will get 5 pencils. How many pencils will the teacher have to give out?

• 30

• 40

• 35

• 45

A shirt at Ambercrombie costs $29.99 and a necklace costs $14.99.  How much would it cost to buy 3 shirts?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division