Math Drills
2-Step Word Problems
B-3Word Problems (Multiplication, Division)
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- Worksheet
- 2-Step Word Problems
One calculation will not reach the answer. Four patterns of word problem, differing in how they combine, are gathered: Adding or Subtracting after Multiplying or Adding, Two Steps Using Multiplication, Adding or Subtracting after Dividing, and Total Cost.
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What the four patterns share is that every figure appearing in the question enters an expression at least once. Look across the expressions written and check that no figure has been left unused. One left over means the work stopped there or the wrong partner was combined with it.
All four are alike on a single point, that two calculations are needed. In Finding from the Sum and Difference, what the first of those two should be becomes hard to see from the scene.
- Two Steps Using Multiplication6 questions
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Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Various Word Problems”, shown with their answers.
(1)At the craft corner, 1 ribbon costs 3 dollars, and 8 of them make 1 bundle. If Ethan buys 3 bundles, how many dollars will it cost in total? Answer □
Answer: 72dollars
(2)Olivia has 8 boxes of marbles, 1 box containing 135g. In total, how many kg and how many g is that? Answer □ □
Answer: 1kg, 80g
(3)At the festival stall, 1 balloon costs 4 dollars, and 7 of them make 1 bundle. If Sam buys 2 bundles, how many dollars will it cost in total? Answer □
Answer: 56dollars
(4)On the way home from school, 1 trading card costs 7 dollars, and 3 of them make 1 set. If Grace buys 4 sets, how many dollars will it cost in total? Answer □
Answer: 84dollars
(5)In Sam's art supply box there are 7 sheets of drawing paper. There are 2 times as many origami sheets as drawing paper, and 4 times as many stickers as origami sheets. How many stickers are there? Answer □
Answer: 56stickers
(6)At the fruit shop, oranges cost 5 yen for 1, and 4 oranges make 1 bag. If Grace buys 5 bags, how many yen will she pay in all? Answer □
Answer: 100yen
