Multi-step word problems requiring more than one operation to solve, spanning arithmetic to pre-algebra levels. Front: the word problem. Back: the answer with the key step shown.
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- Sarah has 5 apples. Her friend gives her 3 more apples. Then she eats 2 apples. How many does she have left?
- 6 apples. First add: 5 + 3 = 8. Then subtract: 8 - 2 = 6.
- Tom has 10 crayons. He gives 4 to his sister and 2 to his friend. How many does he have left?
- 4 crayons. Subtract both amounts: 10 - 4 - 2 = 4.
- A jar has 8 cookies. Mom adds 5 more cookies. Then the children eat 6 cookies. How many are left?
- 7 cookies. First add: 8 + 5 = 13. Then subtract: 13 - 6 = 7.
- Maria has 12 marbles. She loses 3 marbles at school and finds 2 on the way home. How many does she have now?
- 11 marbles. Subtract loss: 12 - 3 = 9. Add found: 9 + 2 = 11.
- There are 7 birds on a branch. 3 more birds land. Then 4 birds fly away. How many birds are left?
- 6 birds. First add: 7 + 3 = 10. Then subtract: 10 - 4 = 6.
- A bakery makes 4 trays of cookies. Each tray has 6 cookies. Then they sell 8 cookies. How many are left?
- 16 cookies. First multiply: 4 x 6 = 24. Then subtract: 24 - 8 = 16.
- Jane buys 3 packages of pencils. Each package has 12 pencils. She gives 15 pencils to her class. How many does she have left?
- 21 pencils. First multiply: 3 x 12 = 36. Then subtract: 36 - 15 = 21.
- A farmer has 5 chickens. Each chicken lays 2 eggs. Then he sells 4 eggs. How many eggs does he have?
- 6 eggs. First multiply: 5 x 2 = 10. Then subtract: 10 - 4 = 6.
- A store receives 8 boxes of candy. Each box has 10 pieces. They sell 25 pieces. How many pieces remain?
- 55 pieces. First multiply: 8 x 10 = 80. Then subtract: 80 - 25 = 55.
- There are 6 rows of chairs with 5 chairs in each row. Then 8 chairs are removed. How many chairs are left?
- 22 chairs. First multiply: 6 x 5 = 30. Then subtract: 30 - 8 = 22.
- Marcus earns $3 per chore. He does 5 chores on Saturday and 3 chores on Sunday. How much does he earn total?
- $24. First add chores: 5 + 3 = 8. Then multiply: 8 x 3 = 24.
- A recipe needs 2 cups of flour. Jessica wants to make 4 batches. She already has 3 cups of flour. How much more does she need?
- 5 cups more. First multiply: 4 x 2 = 8 cups needed. Then subtract: 8 - 3 = 5 cups more.
- A library has 48 books on a shelf. They add 3 bundles of books with 5 books each. How many books are on the shelf now?
- 63 books. First multiply: 3 x 5 = 15 books added. Then add: 48 + 15 = 63.
- A class has 24 students. The teacher divides them into groups of 4. How many groups are formed?
- 6 groups. Divide: 24 รท 4 = 6.
- A box of granola bars has 12 bars. There are 8 boxes. The school keeps 30 bars for themselves and distributes the rest. How many bars are distributed?
- 66 bars. First multiply: 8 x 12 = 96 total bars. Then subtract: 96 - 30 = 66 distributed.