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Multi-Step Word Problems Practice

Practice solving multi-step word problems that require two or more operations. Read carefully to identify all the steps needed.

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  1. 1.Buy 3 books at $8 each and 2 pens at $2 each. Total?
  2. 2.Had $50. Bought shirt for $18 and pants for $24. Left?
  3. 3.12 students in 3 equal groups. Each gets 6 pencils. Total pencils?
  4. 4.Bus has 45 seats. 28 taken. 12 more board. Empty seats?
  5. 5.Bakery made 120 cookies. Sold 75. Packed rest in 5 boxes. Per box?
  6. 6.Movie starts at 2:15. Lasts 1hr 45min. Ends at?
  7. 7.Box has 24 red and 36 blue marbles. Divide into 4 bags. Marbles per bag?
  8. 8.Store has 200 apples. Sells 85 Monday, 67 Tuesday. Left?
  9. 9.Buy 4 notebooks at $3 each. Pay with $20. Change?
  10. 10.Field is 45m by 30m. Walk around twice. Total meters?
  11. 11.Class has 28 students. 7 groups of 4 formed. Students not in groups?
  12. 12.Had 150 stickers. Gave 35 to friend, 28 to sibling. Remaining?
  13. 13.Train travels 60 km/hr for 3 hours. Then 45 km/hr for 2 hours. Total km?
  14. 14.Rectangle: 12cm long, 8cm wide. Perimeter plus area?
  15. 15.Bought 5 drinks at $2 and 3 snacks at $4. Paid $30. Change?
  16. 16.Pool fills 15 liters/min. After 20 min, 50 liters removed. Liters now?
  17. 17.Farm has 45 cows and 3 times as many chickens. Total animals?
  18. 18.Score: 85, 92, 78. Need 340 total for prize. Points needed on 4th test?
  19. 19.Each row has 8 desks. 6 rows. 5 desks removed. Desks remaining?
  20. 20.Book has 256 pages. Read 45 per day for 4 days. Pages left?
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  1. 1.Buy 3 books at $8 each and 2 pens at $2 each. Total? Answer: 28
  2. 2.Had $50. Bought shirt for $18 and pants for $24. Left? Answer: 8
  3. 3.12 students in 3 equal groups. Each gets 6 pencils. Total pencils? Answer: 72
  4. 4.Bus has 45 seats. 28 taken. 12 more board. Empty seats? Answer: 5
  5. 5.Bakery made 120 cookies. Sold 75. Packed rest in 5 boxes. Per box? Answer: 9
  6. 6.Movie starts at 2:15. Lasts 1hr 45min. Ends at? Answer: 4:00
  7. 7.Box has 24 red and 36 blue marbles. Divide into 4 bags. Marbles per bag? Answer: 15
  8. 8.Store has 200 apples. Sells 85 Monday, 67 Tuesday. Left? Answer: 48
  9. 9.Buy 4 notebooks at $3 each. Pay with $20. Change? Answer: 8
  10. 10.Field is 45m by 30m. Walk around twice. Total meters? Answer: 300
  11. 11.Class has 28 students. 7 groups of 4 formed. Students not in groups? Answer: 0
  12. 12.Had 150 stickers. Gave 35 to friend, 28 to sibling. Remaining? Answer: 87
  13. 13.Train travels 60 km/hr for 3 hours. Then 45 km/hr for 2 hours. Total km? Answer: 270
  14. 14.Rectangle: 12cm long, 8cm wide. Perimeter plus area? Answer: 136
  15. 15.Bought 5 drinks at $2 and 3 snacks at $4. Paid $30. Change? Answer: 8
  16. 16.Pool fills 15 liters/min. After 20 min, 50 liters removed. Liters now? Answer: 250
  17. 17.Farm has 45 cows and 3 times as many chickens. Total animals? Answer: 180
  18. 18.Score: 85, 92, 78. Need 340 total for prize. Points needed on 4th test? Answer: 85
  19. 19.Each row has 8 desks. 6 rows. 5 desks removed. Desks remaining? Answer: 43
  20. 20.Book has 256 pages. Read 45 per day for 4 days. Pages left? Answer: 76

About This Practice

This practice set includes 20 multi-step problems. These challenges develop logical thinking and the ability to break complex problems into simpler parts.

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