Sheet # 230/Multistep Word Problems
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1) Sam bought six boxes of doughnuts. He paid $1.25 for each box. If he gave the clerk $20.00, how much change would he get back?
2) Fred bought cookies for a class party. He paid $1.10 for a dozen. He bought five dozen. He gave the clerk $10.00. How much change would he get back?
3) Bill bought three dozen roses for his wife. Each dozen cost $11.20. How much change would he get back from $40.00?
4) Fred baked chocolate cookies. He took him twenty minutes to mix the cookies and fifteen minutes to cook each tray. If he had 3 trays of cookies to bake, how much time would he spend preparing and baking?
5) Fred bought three boxes of candy. One box cost $2.56, another box cost $3.54, and the third box cost $4.53. If he gave the clerk $20, how much change will he get back?
Answers for sheet # 230
1) 6 x $1.25 = $7.50
$20 - $7.50 = $12.50
2) $1.10 x 5 = $5.50
$10.00 - $5.50 = $4.50
3) $40 - ( 3 x $11.20) = $6.40
4) 20 + 15 = 35 minutes
3 x 35 minutes = 105 minutes
5) $20 - $10.63 = $9.37