Two Step Problems
Mr. Abbott buys 8 boxes of granola bars for a party. Each box has 9 bars. After the party there are 39 bars left. How many granola bars were eaten during the party?
(8 x 9) - 39 = 33 granola bars
Keyla collected 12 coins each day. How many coins did she collect in 4 days? Write an equation and solve.
12 x 4 = 48 coins
81 ÷ 9 =
9
Evan bought packages of 24 candy and put 3 pieces of candy in one cup. How many cups will he need to use all of the packages of candy? Write an equation and solve.
24 ÷ 3 = 8
8x6=
48
Janie's cat weighs 6 kilograms. Her dog weighs 22 kilograms more than her cat. What is the total weight of her cat and dog?
6 + (22 + 6) = 34 kilograms
5 athletes ran 3 laps each. How many laps were run in all by the athletes? Write an equation and solve.
5 x 3 = 15
32 ÷ 8
Jessie and Megan made $28 cups by selling cups for $4.00 each. How many cups did they sell? Write an equation and solve.
$28 ÷ $4 = 7 cups
12 x 7 =
84
The weight of 4 pencils and a ruler is 55 grams. The ruler weighs 19 grams. How much does each pencil weigh?
(55 - 19) ÷ 4 = 9
Aiden, Lilly, and Mrs. Signes each taught 7 online class. How many classes did they teach altogether? Write an equation and solve.
7 x 3 = 21
63 ÷ 7 =
9
Jessie worked for 11 days and worked a total of 88 hours. How many hours did she work each day? Write an equation and solve.
88 ÷ 11 = 8 hours
8 x 50=
400
9 students won 5 free ice creams each from the Snack Shack. How many ice creams were won? Write an equation and solve.
9 x 5 = 45
48 ÷ 6 =
There were 72 baked goods for a bake sale. There were 9 customers who each bought the same amount of baked goods. How many baked goods did each customer buy? Write an equation and solve.
72 ÷ 9 = 8 baked goods
30 x 120
3600
Three people showed up to the park each day of the week. How many people showed up to the park in a week? Write an equation and solve.
3 x 7 = 21
150 ÷ 3 =
50
Kerri solved 42 math problems in 7 minutes. If she solved the same number of problems each minute, how many problems did she solve each minute? Write an equation and solve.
42 ÷ 7 = 6 problems
13 x 7 =
91