Math Whole Number Multi Step Word Problems

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

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

Blaze is paid $4 for every hour he babysits. Mrs. Dirlam paid him for 5 hours of babysittting. On the way home, Blaze spent $9 on a book and $6 on a puzzle. How much money did Blaze have left from the money he received from Mrs. Dirlam?

• $5 left

• $20 left

• $14 left

• $10 left

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

• 12

• 6

• 21

• 24

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

Breanna's basic cell phone rate each month is $39.95. Add to that $6.95 for voice mail and $3.95 for text messaging. This past month Breanna spent an additional K dollars on long distance. Her total bill was $69.75. How much did Breanna spend on long distance?

• $10.90

• $18.90

• $29.80

• $40.70

Belinda's mom gave her $58.75 to spend on hamburgers and drinks for a party. Hamburgers are $2.75 each. What is the largest number she can buy and still have at least $10 left over for drinks?

• 15

• 17

• 19

• 21

Lisa bought the pizza shown above for lunch, which was cut into 10 equal slices. What percentage of the pizza did Lisa eat if she had three slices?

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

• 50%

Anna made a total of $233.28 at her part-time job last month. If she worked 18 hours, how much did she make per hour?

• $12.96

• 13.24

• $13.92

• $14.07

Niki's mom is buying every student a math notebook. The notebooks are sold by a case of 22 or individually. There are 14 classrooms with 16 students in each one. How many cases and individual notebooks should she buy?

• 11 cases and 0 individual

• 10 cases and 8 individual

• 10 cases and 4 individual

• 11 cases and 7 individual