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Lesson 2: Use multiplication, addition, or subtraction to solve multi-step word problems. — Practice Questions

  1. 1. A store buys 5 chairs for 115 dollars each and a lamp for 65 dollars. What is the total cost in dollars for the furniture? The total cost is ___ dollars.

  2. 2. A baker has 950 grams of flour. He uses 225 grams of flour for each of 3 large cakes. How much flour does he have left?

    • A. 275 grams
    • B. 675 grams
    • C. 725 grams
    • D. 250 grams
  3. 3. A farmer plants 5 rows of corn with 110 seeds in each row. He also plants 75 pumpkin seeds. Which equation finds the total number of seeds, $T$?

    • A. $T = (5 \times 110) + 75$
    • B. T = 5 + 110 + 75
    • C. $T = (5 \times 110) - 75$
    • D. T = 110 + 75
  4. 4. Maria starts with 800 dollars. She buys 4 concert tickets that cost 150 dollars each. How much money does she have left? She has ___ dollars left.

  5. 5. For a school fundraiser, 4 classes each collected 250 cans. The principal added 85 more cans from the office. How many cans were collected in total? ___ cans.

  6. 6. A library receives 6 new boxes of books. Each box contains 130 books. An additional 25 books were donated separately. What is the total number of new books?

    • A. 805
    • B. 780
    • C. 161
    • D. 925
  7. 7. Maya has 600 dollars. She buys 2 dresses that each cost 140 dollars. Which equation correctly calculates the money, $M$, she has left?

    • A. $M = 600 - (2 \times 140)$
    • B. $M = 600 + (2 \times 140)$
    • C. $M = (2 \times 140) - 600$
    • D. M = 600 - 140
  8. 8. A water tank holds 1,000 liters. If 3 buckets holding 175 liters each are taken out, how many liters of water are left in the tank? ___ liters.

  9. 9. A baker made 5 trays of cookies with 10 cookies on each tray. He then sold 7 cookies. How many cookies does the baker have left? ___

  10. 10. Sara has a book with 60 pages. She reads 9 pages each day for 5 days. What is the hidden question you need to answer first to solve the problem?

    • A. How many pages are in the book?
    • B. How many pages has Sara read in total?
    • C. How many days will it take to finish the book?
    • D. How many pages does Sara have left to read?