Multiply Then Add Word Problems

Melvin has twice as many pencils as Sam. Zachary has four times as many pencils as Sam. If Sam has 3 pencils, how many pencils do the three boys have in all?

• 12

• 6

• 21

• 24

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?

• 42 pieces

• 10 pieces

• 13 pieces

• 1 piece

A theater can seat 460 people at one time. If a movie in the theater fills every seat, every day for 3 weeks, how many tickets were sold?

• 1,380

• 9,660

• 9,200

• 13,800

The 5th grade class at Greenways Intermediate School sold more chocolate bars than any other class. They ordered 576 boxes of chocolate. Each box held 24 chocolate bars. How many chocolate bars did they sell?

• 13,818

• 3,456

• 13,824

• 13,248

Ms. Ritter put 45 marbles in a jar. Then, four of her students put in 12 marbles each. Then, nine of her students put in 18 marbles each. Which expression represents how many marbles are in the jar?

• 45 + (4 + 12) × (9 + 18)

• 45 + (4 × 12) + (9 × 18)

• 45 × (4 + 12) + (9 + 18)

• 45 ÷ (4 × 12) + (9 × 18)

How many total miles did Carl ride over the three days?

Mr. Nolan paid $36.95 for each adult shirt and $23.95 for each youth shirt he bought. Mr. Nolan bought 2 adult shirts and 5 youth shirts. How much money did he spend on these shirts?

• $167.35

• $258.65

• $232.65

• $193.65

Cora Spencer Elementary School bought 46 boxes of copy paper. Each box contained 22 reams of paper. About how many total packages of paper were used?

• 24

• 1,012

• 1,000

• 1,250

Becky was working at the Farmer's Market selling flowers. She was selling bouquets of flowers that each had 12 flowers. She keeps each bouquet in its own cup of water to keep them fresh. If she has 35 cups of water, how many total flowers does she have to sell?

• 35 + 12

• 12 - 35

• 12 x 35

• 35 ÷ 12

• A

• B

• C

• D