Multi-Step Word Problems
Boost math skills with multi-step word problem practice! Identify keywords, choose operations, and solve.
Key Words! Match the "key word" with the correct operation! Addition and plus total together altogether how many in total add Subtraction fewer how many are left? difference remain gave away Multiplication each per times product of Division in each (group) equal groups shared equally how many in each Identify the key word in the word problem below. Then, select the correct operation you would do!There were 25 students in 5 classes. How many students were in each class? Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Read the word problem below. Which operation would you do first?The bakers at the Panera Bread baked 200 loaves of bread in the morning. They sold 93 loaves in the morning and 39 loaves in the afternoon. How many loaves of bread did they have left? Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Read the word problem below. Which operation would you do first?Sylvana and Luis had two dogs. Each dog has 4 collars. When they brought the dogs to the park, one of the collars got messed up, and she had to throw it away. How many collars did they have left? Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Complete the following word problems. Put the answer on the blank. Make sure to add units!(example: 24 chickens) Hillary's teacher assigned 1 hour (60 minutes) of reading during the weekend. On Friday night, Hillary read for 16 minutes. On Saturday she read for 28 minutes. How many minutes does Hillary have to read on Sunday to complete the assignment?Answer here: 16 minutesMiss Hetzel has 10 students. For Teacher Appreciation Day, each of her students gave her 4 flowers. She accidentally dropped 15 flowers when leaving for the day. How many flowers did she have left?Answer here: 25 flowersAt the Ragnar Running Relay, there are 8 people running on a team. Each member of the team has to run 3 trails, where each trail is 5 miles long. How many miles does the team need to run altogether?Answer here: 120 miles Miss Hetzel has 50 pairs of running shoes, and she is trying to make space in her closet. She gives away 5 pairs to Brooklyn, and another 8 pairs to Clarissa. How many more pairs of running shoes does she need to give away?Answer here: 37 pairs of shoes High Point Academy has 1600 students total. They are trying to give each student a free homework pass, but are not sure how many more they need to print. They print 500 homework passes on Monday, and on Tuesday, they print another 750 homework passes. How many more homework passes are they going to need to print?Answer here: 350 homework passes Each student in the 6th grade has 5 pencils, and 3 pens. There are 50 students. How many writing utensils do the 6th graders have altogether?Answer here: 400 writing utensils Create your own Create your own word problem in the space provided. Then, explain how you would solve this problem.