Two-Step Word Problems
Rhennon spent 10 minutes doing homework for each of 5 subjects and 15 minutes for another subject. How many minutes did Rhennon spend on his homework?
10 x 5 = 50 minutes for 5 subjects
50 + 15 = 65 minutes total
(4+3) x 5
35
Ex: 4+3=7, 7x5= 35, PEMDAS
Mrs. Pittinaro arranges desks in her classroom in rows and columns. There are 4 rows. There are 6 desks in each row. How many desks are there in Mrs. Pittinaro's classroom?
6 x 4 = 24 desks
5 x 3 =
6 x 2 =
15, 12
30 X 2
60
Caiden has 50 red crayons and 22 yellow crayons. He needs 8 crayons for each craft. How many crafts can he make?
50 + 22 = 72 crayons total
72 / 8 = 9 crafts
10/2 + 3
8
Ex: 10/2=5, 5+3=8, PEMDAS
There are 64 marbles in a jar. All of the marbles are divided equally among 8 people. How many marbles does each person have?
64/8= 8 marbles
20 / 4
45 / 9
5, 5
40 X 3
120
Grey picks 9 peaches from a tree and his sister picks 11 peaches. They divide the peaches equally among 5 people. How many peaches does each person get?
1.) 9 + 11 = 20 peaches total
2.) 20 / 5 = 4 peaches
4+3 x 5
19
Ex: 3 x 5=15, 15 + 4= 19, PEMDAS
DRAW A PICTURE!
A = L x W
A = 7 x 5
A = 35 square inches
7 x 9
8 x 9
63, 72
50 X 4
200
Addie has 5 jars. She puts 4 carnations, 4 roses, and 2 daisies in each jar. How many flowers does Addie use?
DRAW A PICTURE!
4 + 4 + 2 = 10 flowers in one jar
10 x 5 = 50 flowers
Add 6 and 3, and multiply the total by 8.
(6+3) x 8 =
6+3=9, 9x8= 72
PEMDAS
Skylar's mom bakes 15 muffins for the bake sale. She divides them equally among 3 bags. How many muffins are in each bag?
15 / 3 = 5 muffins
36 / 9
120 / 12
4, 10
60 X 7
420
Miss.Caughey has 9 reports to grade. There are 6 pages for each report. She grades 12 pages. How many pages does she still have to grade?
9 x 6 = 54 pages
54 - 12 = 42 pages left
Multiply 3 by 8, and add 4 to the total.
3 x 8 + 4=
3 x 8= 24, 24+4= 28
PEMDAS
Donovan planted 7 trees behind Webster School. He planted 6 times as many trees in front of the school. How many trees did he plant in front?
7 x 6 = 42 trees
7 x 6
8 x 7
42, 56
70 X 8
560