Two Step Word Problems
Sam’s goal is to walk 36 miles.
• He walks 4 miles each day.
• He has walked for 6 days.
Which equation can be used to find how many more miles, n, Sam still needs to walk to reach his goal?
A 3 × 5 + n = 36
B 4 × 6 + n = 36
C 4 × 6 × n = 36
D 9 × 4 + n = 36
B. 4 x 6 + n = 36
A farmer planted 5 different types of tomatoes. He planted 40 of each type. How many tomatoes did the farmer plant?
A. 35
B. 45
C. 20
D. 8
Draw a rectangle that has one side length of 7 and another side length of 3. What is the area of the rectangle?
____square units
21 square units
Ellen is comparing two rectangles. • Rectangle P is 5 inches long and 1 inch wide. • Rectangle Q is 4 inches long and 2 inches wide. Which statement correctly compares the areas and perimeters of the rectangles?
A.The rectangles have equal areas, and rectangle P has a greater perimeter.
B The rectangles have equal areas, and rectangle Q has a greater perimeter.
C The rectangles have equal perimeters, and rectangle P has a greater area.
D The rectangles have equal perimeters, and rectangle Q has a greater area.
D The rectangles have equal perimeters, and rectangle Q has a greater area.
Which equation is true when r = 6?
A 5 = 30 ÷ r
B 7 = 54 ÷ r
C 7 = 49 ÷ r
D 9 = 72 ÷ r
A 5 = 30 ÷ r
A truck rental company charges $20 per day plus a onetime fee of $40 to rent a truck. A person needs to rent a truck for 9 days. How much will the person pay to rent the truck?
A $540
B $380
C $220
D $1
C. 220
Elana wants to purchase a new bike with the money she earns.
● Elana makes $50 every time she helps her aunt watch her baby on a Saturday.
● The new bike is $300.
How many weeks will she have to help her aunt to earn enough money to purchase a new bike?
C. 6 weeks
You have a rectangle that is 4 units by 8 units. Represent this figure in the box below. What is the area?
32 square units
What is the perimeter of a regular polygon (hexagon) that has a side length of 4 inches?
24 inches
What value for M makes this equation true?
M ÷ 7=7
A 1
B 14
C 42
D 49
D. 49
Tanya baked 125 cookies for a bake sale. Mark baked 67 fewer cookies than Tanya. How many cookies did they bake in all?
A 183
B 192
C 250
D 267
A. 183
Josh said that 20 x 7 = 14. Is he correct? If not, what should the product be?
140
You buy a rectangular carton of candy that has 7 columns and 6 rows. What is one way to split the rectangle?
A. 7 x 6 = (4 x 3) + (6 x 4)
B. 7 x 6 = (7 x 3) + (7 x 3)
C. 7 x 6 = ( 7 + 3 ) x (7 x 3)
B. 7 x 6 = (7 x 3) + (7 x 3)
You have 24 feet of fencing. What could be the possible dimensions of the rectangular yard?
A. 4 x 6
B. 3 x 9
C. 2 x 5
D. 8 x4
D. 8 x4
Chantelle has 42 stickers. She will give all of the stickers to 7 friends. Each friend will receive the same number of stickers. Which equation will help Chantelle decide how many stickers, n, to give to each friend?
A n ÷ 7= 42
B 7 × n = 42
C 56 – n = 48
D 42 – 7 = n
B 7 × n = 42
Josh runs 4 miles each day. His goal is to run 30 miles. After 6 days, how many miles does Josh have left to run in order to meet his goal?
6 miles
What is 30 x 9?
270
The area of a rectangle is 40 square feet. What could the dimensions of the rectangle be?
A. 3 x 3
B. 5 x3
C. 5 x 8
D. 2 x 4
C. 5 x 8
A regular hexagon has a perimeter of 54 inches. What is the length of each side?
9 inches
A train makes 9 stops each day. How many days will it take for the train to make 63 stops?
A 7
B 9
C 54
D 72
A. 7
Rogers Lane Elementary has 1,000 tickets to sell for the fall festival.
There were 567 tickets sold last week.
There were 283 tickets sold this week.
How many tickets do the students have left to sell?
150 tickets
420
What is the area of a square that has a side length of 12 feet
3 feet
What is the perimeter of a square with a side length of 2 inches?
8 square inches
Kamila and her 8 friends wanted to share her cupcakes that she brought to school. She had 63 cupcakes. How many cupcakes should each friend receive if they each want an equal amount?
A. 52
B. 6
C. 7
D. 5
C. 7