Vocab
Multi-step equations
That's so Random!!
Multi-step word problems
Multi-step Word problems
100

What operation do you do if the question says "Times as many"? 

Multiply!

100

(2+3)x7

35

100

What is Ms. Hale's favorite candy? 

Reese's or Almond Joy

100

Tiana sells 47 boxes of oranges for a fundraiser. Nikki sells 12 fewer boxes than Tiana. How many more boxes of oranges does Nikki need to sell in order to tell 60 boxes. 

25 boxes

100

Tickets to a play are $10 for a child and $15 for an adult. One adult spends $55 to tale a group of children to the play. Write and solve an equation to find how many children go to the play. 

c=(55-15)/10

c=4

200

What is a quotient? 

The answer to a division problem. 

200

(3+7)x(8-3)

50


200

What is Ms. Hale's 3 favorite colors? 

yellow, pink, green

200

During a breakdance routine, Lisa does 6 solo dances. She does 5 handstands in each of her first 3 solos. She does 2 handstands in each of her next three solos. How many handstands does Lisa do in all?

21 Handstands

(3x5)+(3x2)+21

200

Demarco found 15 pieces of sea glass on the beach one day. The next day he found 4 more pieces than he found the day before. Write and solve an equation to find how many pieces of sea glass he found altogether. 

g=15+(15+4)

300

What operation do you do if the questions says "in all"? 

Add

300

(5x4)-(9+6)=

5

300

Congrats!!

You got a free space!

300

A hand drum show has five acts. There are 6 students in each of the first three acts. There are 4 students in each of the last two acts. Each student plays in just one act. How many students play drums in all? 

26 students

(3x6)+(2x4)=


300

Selena wants to buy the same number of puppets for each of her 4 children. She has $53, and each puppet costs $2. Write and solve an equation for how many puppets she can buy for each child. 

p=53/(4x2)

400

What is a multi-step problem? 

An equation that has more than one operation. 

400

(12+14)/4=

6 r 2

400

Does Ms. Hale like Blurters? 

NO!

400

Serafina earns $8 each time she rakes a yard. She has earned $24 so far. Write and solve an equation to show how many more yards she needs to rake to earn enough to buy a music player that costs $45. 

m=(45-24)/8

m=2r5

400

Santo and his cousin make Mexican rice. Each batch uses 3 tomatoes. Santos has 5 tomatoes and his cousin has 8 tomatoes. Write and solve an equation to find how many batches of Mexican rice they can make. Do they have any tomatoes left over? 

4 R 1

18+(18/3)=

500

What is a remainder?

The left over pieces that don't make a whole group when dividing. 

500

(3x5)+(2x9)+(4x2)+7=

48

500

What is Cottonwood's mascot? 

Eagle

500

A farm has 18 chickens. That is 3 times as the number of sheep the farm has. Write and solve an equation to find how many chickens and sheep the farm has altogether. 

t=18+(18/3)

t=24

500

Garret is paid $4 for each hour he babysits. Mrs. Becker pays him for 5 hours of babysitting. On the way home, Garrett spends $9 on a book and $6 on a puzzle. Write an equation to find out how much money Garret has left from the money Mrs. Becker pays him. 

(5x4)-9-6=r

or (4x5)-(9+6)