Sheet # 231/Multistep Word Problems
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1) Fred has two boxes of apples. In each box there are twenty five apples. If he gives 16 apples to a friend, how many apples will he have now?
2) Bill went to the store to buy birthday presents for his son. He bought a bike for $123.45 and a small toy for $35.00. If he gives the clerk two hundred dollars, how much change will he get back?
3) Nancy baked three trays of cookies. Each tray will hold 24 cookies. If she gave 15 cookies to a friend, how many cookies will she have now?
4) Larry has a motorcycle. He filled it up with gas . He bought 3 gallons of gas at $1.48 per gallon and he gave the clerk a ten dollar bill. How much change will he get back?
5) Mrs. Bailey bought 3 yards of cloth and paid $1.35 per yard. If she gave a clerk ten dollars, how much change will she get back?
6) Kimberly bought three CD's. She paid $13.45, 15.65, and 17.85 for them. She gave the clerk a fifty dollar bill. How much change will she get back?
7) Fred bought sheet music for his class. He bought twenty copies and had to pay 65 cents for each copy. How much change will he get back from a twenty dollar bill?
Answers for sheet # 231
1) 34 apples
2) $41.55
3) 57 cookies
4) $5.56
5) $5.95
6) $3.05
7) $7