One and Two Step Word Problems

Sally and Byron mow lawns in the summer. Sally mows 5 lawns each week. Byron mows three times as many lawns each week as Sally. Byron gets paid $20 for each lawn he mows. How much money does Byron get paid each week? Use the strip diagram in the picture to help solve the problem.

• $15

• $25

• $100

• $300

Julia used 3 memory cards to take pictures on her vacation. Each memory card holds 28 pictures. She printed 2 copies of each picture. How many pictures did Julia print?

• 33 pictures

• 62 pictures

• 168 pictures

• 86 pictures

Each student purchased a box of 24 crayons and 18 colored pencils. There are 20 students in the class. How many crayons and colored pencils did the class purchase?

• 62

• 8,640

• 912

• 840

For lunch, Martin buys a sandwich for $4, an apple for $1, and a drink for $2. How much change will Martin receive if he pays with a $20 bill? Use the strip diagram in the picture to help solve the problem.

• $7

• $13

• $27

• $12

Sue, Kim and David went to the movies. Sue bought 5 movie tickets for $4 each. She paid with a $50, how much change will she get back?

• 25

• 20

• 30

• 10

Ezequiel had $29 to spend at the mall. He spent $4 on a pair of socks and $16 on a new shirt. The rest of the money he spent on some jeans. Choose the correct answer from each drop-down menu to complete the statement. Ezequiel spent a total of​ (a)   on jeans. An equation that can be used to find j, the amount of money spent on jeans is (b)  

• $29 – ($16 – $4) = j

• $29 = ($4 + 16 + j)

• ($16 + $4) =$29

• ($16 – $4) + j = $29

• $9

• 20

• 10

• 12

Ezequiel had $29 to spend at the mall. He spent $4 on a pair of socks and $16 on a new shirt. The rest of the money he spent on some jeans. Choose the correct answer from each drop-down menu to complete the statement. Ezequiel spent a total of​ (a)   on jeans. An equation that can be used to find j, the amount of money spent on jeans is (b)  

• $29 – ($16 – $4) = j

• $29 = ($4 + 16 + j)

• ($16 + $4) =$29

• ($16 – $4) + j = $29

• $9

• 20

• 10

• 12

Mrs. Needham bought 18 bags of candy for Halloween.

12 of the bags had 56 pieces of candy each.

6 of the bags had 112 pieces of candy each.

How many pieces of candy did Mrs. Needham buy?

• 672 pieces of candy

• 1.420 pieces of candy

• 1,344 pieces of candy

• 850 pieces of candy

Serenity made 6 necklaces. Each necklace had 8 charms on it. She gave away 3 necklaces, how many charms does she have left?

• 24 charms

• 45 charms

• 11 charms

• 17 charms

Randy bought new metallic pencils for $27.93 and new neon crayons for $13.17. He paid with a $50 bill. How much change did Randy get back after paying for his new supplies?

• $8.90

• $9.08

• $41.11

• $8.09