Multi Step Word Problems Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division

The owner of a candy factory ordered 3 different bags of colored gummy bears. 
*She ordered 25 of each color
*She also ordered some chocolate. 
*She ordered 3 times as much chocolate as gummy bears.
How much chocolate did she order?

• 675

• 225

• 75

• 25

Sylvia weighed 8 pounds when she was born. By her first birthday, her weight had tripled. By her second birthday, she had gained 12 more pounds. At that time, Sylvia’s father weighed 5 times as much as she did. What was Sylvia and her dad’s combined weight?

Jasmine feeds her cat 1/4 cup of food each day. There are 6 cups of cat food in the bag. How many days will the bag of cat food last?

• 24

• 1 and 1/2

• 5 and 3/4

• 1/24

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Grace started her own landscaping business. She charges $16 an hour for mowing lawns and $25 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?

• $1,233

• $2,952

• $1,719

• $2,800

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Noel read 90 minutes each day for 6 days. Tyra read 60 minutes each day for 8 days. What is the difference, in minutes between the total amount of time Noel read and the total amount of time Tyra read?

• 30

• 40

• 60

• 80

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Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

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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?

• 5

• 4

• 7

• 6

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Solve the following word problem using the partial quotients method: A bakery sold 256 cupcakes in a day. If each tray can hold 32 cupcakes, how many trays did the bakery use?

• 8

• 4

• 16

• 32

Solve the following word problem using the partial quotients method: A farmer has 1,234 apples. If he wants to distribute them equally among 6 baskets, how many apples will be in each basket?

• 205

• 123

• 412

• 617

Solve the following division problem using the partial quotients method: 567 ÷ 9

• 70

• 50

• 80

• 63