Solving Multi-step Word Problems with Equations

This video tutorial covers solving multi-step word problems involving operations. It includes four main problems: calculating a father's age, determining miles driven based on fuel consumption, finding the number of cups that fit in a dispenser, and calculating the total cost of a truck rental. The video also provides practice problems for students to solve independently, reinforcing the concepts taught.

What is the first step in solving a word problem?

• Highlighting the question

• Assigning variables

• Writing the final answer

• Reading the entire problem

If Trama's age is 13 years and it is two years less than three-eighths of her father's age, what is her father's age?

• 40 years

• 35 years

• 45 years

• 30 years

How many gallons of gas does Kiki's car burn per mile?

• 0.03 gallons

• 0.3 gallons

• 0.003 gallons

• 3 gallons

If Kiki's car has a 16-gallon tank and 4 gallons are left, how many miles has he driven if his car burns 0.03 gallons per mile?

• 500 miles

• 400 miles

• 300 miles

• 200 miles

What is the height of the first cup in the stack?

• 8 cm

• 11 cm

• 10 cm

• 9 cm

If each additional cup adds 0.8 cm to the stack height, how many cups fit in a 30 cm dispenser?

• 25 cups

• 20 cups

• 35 cups

• 30 cups

What is the base rental cost of the truck?

• $59.95

• $49.95

• $39.95

• $29.95

If the total cost of renting the truck is $70.23, including $9.86 for gas, how many miles was the truck driven if the cost per mile is $0.32?

• 64 miles

• 50 miles

• 70 miles

• 60 miles

What is the answer to practice problem number 5?

• 40

• 50

• 60

• 70

What is the answer to practice problem number 8?

• 55 feet

• 65 feet

• 50 feet

• 60 feet