Multi-Step Word Problems

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🧩 Part 1: Breaking Down Multi-Step Problems

1. Read this problem and circle the key words that tell you what operations to use:

"Emma has 24 stickers. She gives 8 stickers to her sister. Then she buys 15 more stickers at the store. How many stickers does Emma have now?"

2. What is the first step you need to do?

Add 24 + 8

Subtract 24 - 8

Add 8 + 15

Multiply 24 × 8

3. What is the second step?

Subtract 15 from your answer

Add 15 to your answer

Multiply by 15

Divide by 15

4. Show your work and solve the problem:

🎯 Part 2: Solve Multi-Step Problems

5. Jake has 36 baseball cards. He trades 12 cards to his friend for 9 new cards. How many baseball cards does Jake have now?

Step 1: _____ - _____ = _____

Step 2: _____ + _____ = _____

Final Answer: Jake has _____ baseball cards.

6. A bakery made 48 cupcakes in the morning. They sold 23 cupcakes before lunch. After lunch, they made 16 more cupcakes. How many cupcakes does the bakery have now?

7. Maria saves $15 each week for 4 weeks. Then she spends $38 on a new game. How much money does she have left?

8. At the school carnival, there were 85 tickets sold on Friday and 67 tickets sold on Saturday. If 124 people actually attended over both days, how many people bought tickets but didn't come?

✏️ Part 3: Create Your Own Problem

9. Write your own two-step word problem. Make sure to include key words that show what operations to use.

10. Solve your own problem and show your work:

11. What strategy helped you the most when solving multi-step problems today?

Multi-Step Word Problems

Multi-Step Word Problems

🧩 Part 1: Breaking Down Multi-Step Problems

🎯 Part 2: Solve Multi-Step Problems

✏️ Part 3: Create Your Own Problem

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