Crafting Multi-Step Word Problems from Equations

A farmer has 3 times as many apples as oranges. If he has 12 oranges, how many apples does he have? Write an equation and create a word problem from it.

• 36 apples

• 24 apples

• 48 apples

• 30 apples

Samantha has 5 more than twice the number of marbles that Jake has. If Jake has 10 marbles, how many marbles does Samantha have? Create a word problem based on this equation.

• 30

• 20

• 15

• 25

A bookstore sells notebooks for $3 each and pens for $2 each. If a student buys 4 notebooks and 5 pens, how much does she spend? Write an equation and create a word problem from it.

• $25

• $22

• $15

• $18

Tom has twice as many video games as Sarah. If Sarah has 7 video games, how many does Tom have? Write a word problem that represents this situation.

• 10

• 14

• 16

• 12

Lisa has $50. She spends $15 on a book and $10 on a toy. How much money does she have left? Write a word problem that represents this situation.

• $25

• $20

• $15

• $30

A school has 120 students. If 30% of them are in the band, how many students are in the band? Create a word problem from this equation.

• 24

• 48

• 36

• 60

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers with 8 flowers in each row. How many flowers does he plant in total? Write a word problem that represents this situation.

• 40

• 48

• 56

• 32

A train leaves the station at 2 PM and travels at a speed of 75 miles per hour. How far will it be from the station at 4 PM? Create a word problem based on this equation.

• 200 miles

• 150 miles

• 75 miles

• 100 miles