multi-step word problems
multiplication
division
measurement and data
fractions
100

Three boxes filled with fiction books and two boxes filled with reference books were just delivered. If each box is filled with 120 books, how many fiction books are there?

120 x 3 = 360 

100

Draw an array the can be used to find the product of 5x7=N 

I will check white boards 

100

She counted her crayons and found out that she has 80 crayons which she will place in crayon boxes. Every crayon box can contain 8 crayons. How many crayon boxes does she need?

80/8 = 10

100

A class voted for their favorite fruit:

  • Apples: 6 students

  • Bananas: 4 students

  • Grapes: 8 students

  • Oranges: 2 students

Part A: How many students voted in all?

20 STUDENTS 

100

A pizza is cut into 4 equal slices.
Three slices are eaten.

Part A: What fraction of the pizza was eaten?

3/4

200

From the boxes just delivered, a librarian takes out 40 reference books to put on the shelf. Then, she takes out another 65 reference books and leave them at the checkout counter. How many reference books are left in the boxes?

135

200

Danny runs 3-Miles everyday. How many miles does he run in 2 weeks? 

3 miles  x 14 days = 42 miles 

200

Mia had 3 piles of clean white papers were stacked in the corner of her room. She decided to place these papers in paper envelopes which can hold 10 papers each. How many paper envelopes does she need if she has 120 clean white papers? 

120/10=12

200

A class voted for their favorite fruit:

  • Apples: 6 students

  • Bananas: 4 students

  • Grapes: 8 students

  • Oranges: 2 students

How many more students chose grapes than bananas?

8-4=4

200

A number line from 0 to 1 is divided into 3 equal parts.

Part A: What fraction is at the first mark?

1/3

300

There were 445 non-fiction books but 83 went missing and 45 were transferred to another library. How many non-fiction books are left?

317

300

Mona prepared rainbow-colored cupcakes for dessert. If she made one box of cupcakes for each of the 7 colors of the rainbow and each box has 6 cupcakes, how many cupcakes did Mona prepare in total?

6 x7 = 42

300

Besides the piles of white paper was a stack of 700 sheets of used paper. She wants to place it in boxes for recycling. If every box can contain 100 sheets, how many boxes does she need? 

700/100=7

300

Mrs. Lopez built a rectangular garden that is 8 feet long and 5 feet wide.

What is the perimeter of the garden?

8+8+5+5 = 26 feet

300

A rectangle is divided into 6 equal parts.
Two parts are shaded.

Part A: What fraction is shaded?

2/6

400

There are 2,475 books in total in the library. 592 books are on loan and 137 books are missing. Out of the 592 books, 74 books are late. How many books are there in the library?

1746

400

To get to the bird zoo from the school, the kids have to ride some buses. If there are 12 buses and each bus has 3 adult supervisors to guide the children, how many supervisors are there in total?

12 x 3 = 36

400

Lexie’s spent 2 hours gathering all of her watercolor paintings. She thought of placing an equal number of paintings in four of the rooms in the house. If Lexie has 32 watercolor paintings, how many paintings will be placed in each of the four rooms?

32/2=16

400

Mrs. Lopez built a rectangular garden that is 8 feet long and 5 feet wide.

She wants to put fencing around the entire garden. If fencing costs $3 per foot, how much will she spend? 

HINT: USE THE PERIMETER TO HELP YOU

26 X 3 = 78

400

Emma drank 1/4 of her juice in the morning and 1/4 in the afternoon.

Part A: How much juice did she drink in all?

2/4

500

There are 2,475 books in total in the library. 592 books are on loan and 137 books are missing. Out of the 592 books, 74 books are late. How many books are there in the library?

115+38+x=174

x=21

500

If each bus has nine rows of seats and each row of seats can accommodate 4 children, how many children can each bus accommodate?

9 x 4 = 36

500

Lexie’s younger brother helped pick up all the paper clips in Lexie’s room. He was able to collect 81 paper clips. If he wants to distribute the paper clips in 9 boxes, write an equation showing how many paper clips each box will contain.

81/9=9

500

A movie started at 2:15 PM and ended at 4:45 PM.

Part A: How long was the movie?

2 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES 

500

Which fraction is larger: 3/8 or 3/4?

Explain how you know.

3/4