Multi-Step Word Problems — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A company divides 1,200 flyers equally among 6 stores. Each store then prints 85 more. Each store has 285 flyers.
Step 1: 1,200 ÷ 6 = 200. Step 2: 200 + 85 = 285 flyers.
2. Five friends earn $135 each. They pool their money and split it equally among 3 charities. Each charity gets $225
Step 1: 5 × 135 = 675. Step 2: 675 ÷ 3 = $225.
3. A farmer picks 840 apples in 7 days. At that daily rate, in 3 days he picks 360 apples.
Step 1: 840 ÷ 7 = 120/day. Step 2: 120 × 3 = 360 apples.
4. A warehouse has 1,536 boxes divided equally onto 8 shelves. After removing 45 boxes from one shelf, that shelf has 147 boxes.
Step 1: 1,536 ÷ 8 = 192. Step 2: 192 − 45 = 147 boxes.
5. A printer prints 480 pages in 4 hours. In one hour it prints 120 pages. Adding a rush job of 95 pages, the hourly total becomes 215.
480 ÷ 4 = 120 pages per hour.
6. 960 students are split into 5 equal groups. Each group has 192 students.
960 ÷ 5 = 192 students per group.
7. A school uses 3,500 sheets of paper in 7 weeks. In 2 weeks at this rate, it uses 1,000 sheets.
Step 1: 3,500 ÷ 7 = 500/week. Step 2: 500 × 2 = 1,000 sheets.
8. A truck carries 2,450 kg split equally among 5 deliveries. After unloading 128 kg from one delivery, that load weighs 362 kg.
Step 1: 2,450 ÷ 5 = 490 kg per delivery. Step 2: 490 − 128 = 362 kg.
9. A machine makes 756 parts in 9 hours. At this rate, in 4 hours it makes 336 parts.
Step 1: 756 ÷ 9 = 84/hour. Step 2: 84 × 4 = 336 parts.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
1,800 ÷ 6 + 150
→ 450
900
4 × 250 − 600
→ 400
450
2,100 ÷ 7 × 3
→ 900
500
8 × 95 − 260
→ 500
400
1,800÷6+150=300+150=450; 4×250−600=1,000−600=400; 2,100÷7×3=300×3=900; 8×95−260=760−260=500.