Multi-Step Word Problems — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A florist arranges 8 bouquets with 35 flowers each. She adds 60 extra roses. The total number of flowers is 340
The theater has 8 × 9 = 72 seats total. After 25 people leave, 72 − 25 = 47 people remain.
2. A carpenter builds 4 shelves using 125 nails each. He had 600 nails to start. He has 100 nails left.
Combine the strawberries: 36 + 24 = 60. Then divide equally among 4 baskets: 60 ÷ 4 = 15 strawberries per basket.
3. A theater has 7 rows of 48 seats each. If 186 seats are taken, 150 seats are empty.
Start with 42, subtract 18 who leave (42 − 18 = 24), then add 11 who board (24 + 11 = 35 students on the bus).
4. A camp orders 9 boxes of granola bars with 36 bars per box. After handing out 250 bars, there are 74 bars remaining.
Find the total campers: 7 × 6 = 42. After 15 go home, 42 − 15 = 27 campers remain at camp.
5. A farmer plants 6 rows of 145 corn seeds each. Rabbits eat 230 seedlings. There are 640 plants left.
Emma starts with 4 × 12 = 48 colored pencils. After giving away 18, she has 48 − 18 = 30 pencils left.
6. A photographer takes 5 sets of 84 photos each. She deletes 175 blurry ones. She keeps 245 photos.
The total is 55 + 35 = 90 cans. Dividing into boxes of 9 gives 90 ÷ 9 = 10 full boxes.
7. An office buys 3 packs of paper at $48 each and a toner cartridge for $95. The total bill is $239
Start with 75 cars, subtract 30 that leave (75 − 30 = 45), then add 18 that arrive (45 + 18 = 63 cars).
8. A bus makes 4 trips carrying 55 passengers each. At the end, 38 passengers are still waiting. The bus carried 220 passengers total.
The corn seeds total 6 × 8 = 48. Adding 14 sunflower seeds gives 48 + 14 = 62 seeds planted altogether.
9. A warehouse stocks 7 crates of 150 cans each. After selling 485 cans, the warehouse has 565 cans.
Subtract both sales from the starting amount: 90 − 32 = 58, then 58 − 28 = 30 shirts remaining.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
6 × $75 − $120
→ $330
545
9 × 40 + 185
→ 545
$575
4 × 225 − 350
→ 550
550
3 × $160 + $95
→ $575
$330
Solve each expression step by step: 4 × 8 = 32 − 14 = 18; (50 + 30) ÷ 10 = 8; 9 × 5 = 45 + 15 = 60; 72 − 28 = 44 − 19 = 25.