Exercises: Solving Multistep Word Problems With Whole Numbers
Work through each section in order. When a problem asks you to write an equation, say what
your letter stands for before you use it. When a division problem has a remainder, read the
question carefully to decide how to use it.
Recall / Warm-Up
A store had 84 apples. They sold 27. Then they received 15 more. How many apples
does the store have now?
Compute 6 x 9.
Compute 45 / 6. Quotient: ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ Remainder: ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ .
Fluency Practice
A farm collects 36 eggs each morning for 4 mornings. The eggs are packed into
cartons of 6.
To find the number of cartons filled, what should you calculate first?
The total number of eggs collected (36 x 4)
The number of cartons directly, by guessing
144 divided by 6, before finding the total
The number of mornings (4) divided by the carton size (6)
Let t = the total number of eggs. Complete the equation: t = ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ x ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ .
How many cartons of 6 eggs can they fill?
A gardener picks 27 tomatoes on Monday and 33 tomatoes on Tuesday. She packs them
into bags of 6. How many full bags can she make?
A shop has 180 candles. They sell 60 on Friday. The remaining candles are packed
equally into 8 boxes. How many candles are in each box?
A field trip uses 5 vans with 12 students in each van. If 4 of those students stay
behind sick, how many students go on the trip?
A bakery makes 8 trays of 15 cookies each morning, for 3 mornings. They give away 20
cookies. How many cookies are left?
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