Math Drills
2-Step Word Problems
D-1Word Problems (Cost)
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- 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.
- Total Cost6 questions
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These are the problems in “Various Word Problems”, shown with their answers.
(1)At the department store, Noah bought 5 books at 1 for 70 dollars and 2 pairs of shoes at 1 for 90 dollars. What is the total cost, in how many dollars? Answer □
Answer: 530dollars
(2)At the department store, Chloe bought 6 T-shirts at 1 for 75 dollars and 2 wallets at 1 for 55 dollars. What is the total cost, in how many dollars? Answer □
Answer: 560dollars
(3)At the department store, Olivia bought 3 backpacks at 1 for 200 dollars and 4 bags at 1 for 80 dollars. What is the total cost, in how many dollars? Answer □
Answer: 920dollars
(4)Getting ready for the new term, Grace bought 3 notebooks at 1 for 80 dollars and 5 pencils at 1 for 20 dollars. What is the total cost, in how many dollars? Answer □
Answer: 340dollars
(5)Getting ready for the new term, Noah bought 5 erasers at 1 for 35 dollars and 2 backpacks at 1 for 180 dollars. What is the total cost, in how many dollars? Answer □
Answer: 535dollars
(6)At the department store, Henry bought 6 umbrellas at 1 for 30 dollars and 3 pairs of sunglasses at 1 for 85 dollars. What is the total cost, in how many dollars? Answer □
Answer: 435dollars
