Sure! Let’s solve each of the four multiple-step word problems one by one, showing all the work clearly.
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Problem a.
> Haruto has tomato plants in his backyard. This year the plants grew 127 tomatoes. Birds had eaten 19 of the tomatoes. 23 tomatoes had been ruined by bugs. He picked the rest. How many tomatoes did Haruto pick?
Step 1: Find the total number of tomatoes that were *not* available to pick (eaten + ruined).
Birds ate: 19
Ruined by bugs: 23
Total lost = 19 + 23 =
42
Step 2: Subtract the lost tomatoes from the total grown to find how many Haruto picked.
Total grown: 127
Picked = 127 - 42 =
85
✔ Answer: 85 tomatoes
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Problem b.
> Webster Elementary School has 124 first graders and 130 second graders. On Friday, 12 first graders and 9 second graders were absent. How many first and second graders were in school on Friday?
Step 1: Find how many first graders were present.
First graders total: 124
Absent: 12
Present = 124 - 12 =
112
Step 2: Find how many second graders were present.
Second graders total: 130
Absent: 9
Present = 130 - 9 =
121
Step 3: Add both groups to get total students in school.
Total present = 112 + 121 =
233
✔ Answer: 233 students
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Problem c.
> Cole and Bryson went to Video Game Land. Cole won 152 tickets. Bryson won 84 tickets. They want to put their tickets together to get a large toy monkey that costs 300 tickets. How many more tickets do they need?
Step 1: Add the tickets Cole and Bryson have.
Cole: 152
Bryson: 84
Total tickets = 152 + 84 =
236
Step 2: Subtract their total from the cost of the toy to find how many more they need.
Cost of toy: 300
Needed = 300 - 236 =
64
✔ Answer: 64 more tickets
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Problem d.
> Clementine and Jake make cookies for the school bake sale. Clementine baked 72 cookies. Jake baked twice as many as Clementine. How many cookies did they bake altogether?
Step 1: Find how many cookies Jake baked.
Clementine: 72
Jake = 2 × 72 =
144
Step 2: Add Clementine’s and Jake’s cookies.
Total = 72 + 144 =
216
✔ Answer: 216 cookies
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✔ Final Answers:
a.
85
b.
233
c.
64
d.
216
Let me know if you’d like these written out neatly for a worksheet!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of multi step problem solving worksheet.
