Two Step Word Problems
18. Scott baked 3 batches of cookies. Each batch made 16 cookies. When the cookies were done, Scott gave each of his friends a plate with 6 cookies on it. How many plates did Scott use?
A. 3
B. 8
C. 6
D. 13
B. 8
7. Reese had an 8-minute break during class to get all his class materials together for the next lesson. He spent 3 minutes finding his book and 2 minutes getting his pencil and paper out of his backpack. How much time does Reese have left of his break?
A. 8 minutes
B. 6 minutes
C. 5 minutes
D. 3 minutes
D. 3 minutes
4. There are 72 objects. They are placed into groups with 8 objects each. Which expression can be used to find h, the number of groups?
A. 72 divided by 8= h
B. h divided by 8= 72
C. 72 - 8 = h
D. h + 8 = 72
A. 72 divided by 8= h
3. Mrs. Kramer is doing an art project with her class. There are 30 popsicle sticks for the project and 3 groups of students in the class. If each group of students gets the same number of popsicle sticks, how many sticks will each group receive?
A. 3
B. 10
C. 15
D. 30
B. 10
10. Lynn has $30. She paid $9 for a ticket to the movies. At the movies, she bought snacks for $12. What amount of money did Lynn have then?
A. $51
B. $21
C. $18
D. $9
D. $9
15. This weekend, Justin rode his bike 18 miles on Saturday and 9 miles on Sunday. Last weekend, he rode his bike a total of 46 miles. What is the difference between the number of miles Justin rode his bike last weekend and the number of miles he rode his bike this weekend?
A. 27 miles
B. 73 miles
C. 19 miles
D. 29 miles
C. 19 miles
5. Calvin has 36 blocks. He puts them into 6 bags. Each bag has an equal number of blocks. How many blocks are in each bag?
A. 7
B. 42
C. 6
D. 30
C. 6
6. If 6 × 9 = 54, what is 54 ÷ 9?
A. 6
B. 9
C. 45
D. 63
A. 6
19. Jacob collected 42 gallons of rainwater in a rain barrel. He used 11 gallons of rainwater to water some plants and 17 gallons of rainwater to water his lawn. He wrote the equation below to find how many gallons, g, of rainwater he has left in the rain barrel.
42 – 11 – 17 = g
How many gallons of rainwater are left in the rain barrel?
A. 14 gallons
B. 24 gallons
C. 25 gallons
D. 36 gallons
A. 14 gallons
13. Alma had four ants in her ant farm. She found three more ants outside and put them in the ant farm. She wanted to know how many legs all of the ants had. She knew that each ant had six legs. How many legs do the ants have all together?
A. 48
B. 42
C. 36
D. 24
B. 42
8. Lily had 63 pencils that she wanted to separate into 9 equal groups. How many pencils were in each group?
A. 567
B. 54
C. 8
D. 7
D. 7
9. Twelve apples needed to be divided evenly among three children. How many apples each child should get?
A. 4
B. 9
C. 6
D. 36
A. 4
12. Ana took her sister, Marisol, to the movies. Ana paid $8 for each movie ticket and she
bought some snacks (s). Ana spent a total of $26. Which equation could be solved to
find how much money Ana spent on snacks?
A. 8 × 2 + s = 26
B. 8 + 2 + s = 26
C. 8 × 2 + 26 = s
D. 8 × 2 × s = 26
A. 8 × 2 + s = 26
16. A pilot flew 516 miles on Thursday and 378 miles on Friday. The total miles the pilot flew on Thursday and Friday was 19 more than the miles the pilot flew on Saturday. How many miles did the pilot fly on Saturday?
A. 157 miles
B. 167 miles
C. 865 miles
D. 875 miles
D. 875 miles
11. A soccer coach bought 5 pizzas. All of the pizzas were the same price, and the total cost was $40. How much did each pizza cost?
A. $200
B. $35
C. $8
D. $6
C. $8
2. Look at the number sentences below.
6 x 3= ___
___ divided by 3= 6
Which number correctly completes both number sentences?
A. 9
B. 15
C. 18
D. 24
C. 18
17. Gavin rode his bike for 17 minutes on Sunday morning. After lunch he rode for 25 more minutes. On Sunday evening, he rode for another 19 minutes. The equation shown can be used to find the total number of minutes, m, he rode on Sunday.
17 + 25 + 19 = m
What value of m makes the equation true?
A. m = 40
B. m = 41
C. m = 60
D. m = 61
D. m = 61
20. Mr. Parker bought 7 packs of red pens and 12 packs of blue pens. Each pack has 8 pens. How many pens did Mr. Parker buy?
A. 140
B. 152
C. 180
D. 192
B. 152
1. Bodin has 85 baseball cards. He buys 2 packets of baseball cards. Each packet has 7 cards. How many total baseball cards does Bodin have?
A. 71 cards
B. 87 cards
C. 94 cards
D. 99 cards
D. 99 cards
14. Which number correctly completes both number sentences shown?
6 x 8= ____
____ divided by 8 = 6
A. 40
B. 42
C. 48
D. 49
C. 48