Colorful worksheet titled "Multi-Step Word Problems" featuring four math exercises with illustrations of gifts, a lizard, an airplane, and money.

Of course! Let's solve each of the four multi-step word problems one by one, explaining the key information and operations needed.

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Problem 1: Sashi’s Presents

> *Sashi has £624 to spend on presents for his family. He spends £122 on his mum, £113 on his dad and £109 on his grandmother. How much money does he have left?*

✔ Key Information:
- Total money: £624
- Spent on mum: £122
- Spent on dad: £113
- Spent on grandmother: £109

✔ Operations Needed:
- Add up all the amounts spent.
- Subtract that total from the original amount.

Step-by-step Solution:

1. Add the amounts spent:
£122 + £113 + £109 = ?

Let’s calculate:
- £122 + £113 = £235
- £235 + £109 = £344

2. Subtract from total:
£624 - £344 = £280

✔ Answer: Sashi has £280 left.

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Problem 2: Marie’s Reptile House

> *Marie works in the reptile house at the zoo. There are 229 snakes and 93 lizards in the reptile house. Marie arranges for 28 reptiles to be sent to a different zoo. How many reptiles will be left in the reptile house?*

✔ Key Information:
- Snakes: 229
- Lizards: 93
- Reptiles sent away: 28

✔ Operations Needed:
- Add snakes and lizards to get total reptiles.
- Subtract the number sent away.

Step-by-step Solution:

1. Total reptiles initially:
229 + 93 = 322

2. Subtract reptiles sent away:
322 - 28 = 294

✔ Answer: 294 reptiles will be left in the reptile house.

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Problem 3: Daniel’s Airport

> *Daniel works in an airport where 456 planes are based. 149 of these fly out and 22 more fly into the airport. How many planes are there now?*

✔ Key Information:
- Initial planes: 456
- Planes that fly out: 149 (this decreases the number)
- Planes that fly in: 22 (this increases the number)

✔ Operations Needed:
- Subtract planes that flew out.
- Add planes that flew in.

Step-by-step Solution:

1. Start with 456 planes.
2. Subtract 149 that flew out:
456 - 149 = 307
3. Add 22 that flew in:
307 + 22 = 329

✔ Answer: There are now 329 planes at the airport.

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Problem 4: Rachael’s Birthday Money

> *For her birthday, Rachael received £52 from her grandmother, £73 from her aunts and uncles and £18 from her friends. How much money did she receive in total?*

✔ Key Information:
- From grandmother: £52
- From aunts/uncles: £73
- From friends: £18

✔ Operation Needed:
- Add all the amounts together.

Step-by-step Solution:

£52 + £73 + £18 = ?

Let’s add step by step:
- £52 + £73 = £125
- £125 + £18 = £143

✔ Answer: Rachael received £143 in total.

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✔ Final Answers Summary:

1. £280
2. 294 reptiles
3. 329 planes
4. £143

Each problem required identifying the starting value, changes (additions or subtractions), and performing the correct arithmetic operations. Great practice for multi-step reasoning!