Printable math worksheet titled "Multi-Step Word Problems" featuring six word problems that require multiple calculations to solve, suitable for middle school students.

Let's solve each of the multi-step word problems one by one and explain the reasoning.

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Problem 7:

Kelley belonged to a canoe club that had 18 canoes. They kept their canoes on trailers, each able to carry canoes 2 wide and 3 high. If they had enough trailers for all of their canoes, how many trailers did they have?

#### Step-by-step Solution:
- Each trailer can carry canoes 2 wide × 3 high = 6 canoes per trailer.
- Total canoes = 18
- Number of trailers needed = Total canoes ÷ Canoes per trailer
= 18 ÷ 6 = 3 trailers

✔ Answer: 3 trailers

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Problem 8:

Lilah's band had practiced 24 songs. At a performance, they played 7 songs in their first set and 8 songs in their second set. How many songs did they have for their third set, if they had to save one song for an encore?

#### Step-by-step Solution:
- Total songs available = 24
- Songs used in first set = 7
- Songs used in second set = 8
- Songs used so far = 7 + 8 = 15
- One song is saved for encore → not used in third set
- So, songs available for third set = Total – Used – Encore
= 24 – 15 – 1 = 8 songs

✔ Answer: 8 songs

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Problem 9:

While Gideon was camping with his family for a week, it rained for 3 days. When he looked at the weather records, he saw that the amount of rain was 3 mm, 6 mm, and 5 mm on the three days. During the same week, it rained 26 mm at his house. How much less rain did he experience while camping?

#### Step-by-step Solution:
- Rain during camping = 3 mm + 6 mm + 5 mm = 14 mm
- Rain at his house = 26 mm
- Difference = 26 mm – 14 mm = 12 mm

✔ Answer: 12 mm less rain

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Problem 10:

Heath and Jaydon liked birdwatching and kept track of how many different species they saw at each site. In one day, they visited 5 different sites and saw an average of 7 species at each site. The day before, they saw 30 different species at 6 sites. How many fewer species did they see at each site the day before?

#### Step-by-step Solution:
- Day 1:
- 5 sites, average 7 species per site
- Total species = 5 × 7 = 35 species

- Day before (Day 2):
- 6 sites, total 30 species
- Average per site = 30 ÷ 6 = 5 species per site

- Difference in average per site = 7 – 5 = 2 fewer species per site

✔ Answer: 2 fewer species per site

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Problem 11:

Harmony used discarded paper to make notepads for her friends. She would fold five letter-size pieces of paper three times then cut along the lines. She would then stack the smaller note papers and staple them together. How long would one notepad last if someone wrote ten notes per day?

#### Step-by-step Solution:
We need to figure out how many pages are in one notepad.

- She starts with 5 letter-size sheets.
- She folds each sheet three times.
- Each fold doubles the number of layers.
- After 1 fold: 2 layers
- After 2 folds: 4 layers
- After 3 folds: 8 layers
- So, each sheet becomes 8 pages after folding and cutting.
- But when you fold a sheet 3 times, you get 8 smaller pages from one sheet.
- So, 5 sheets × 8 pages each = 40 pages per notepad.

Now, if someone writes 10 notes per day, and each note uses 1 page, then:

- Notepad lasts = 40 pages ÷ 10 notes/day = 4 days

✔ Answer: 4 days

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Problem 12:

Gregory’s nine chickens laid an average of six eggs each week. How much money would he collect in two weeks if he sold all his eggs for $3 per dozen?

#### Step-by-step Solution:
- Number of chickens = 9
- Eggs per chicken per week = 6
- Total eggs per week = 9 × 6 = 54 eggs
- Over two weeks = 54 × 2 = 108 eggs

Now convert eggs to dozens:
- 1 dozen = 12 eggs
- 108 ÷ 12 = 9 dozen

Price per dozen = $3
Total money = 9 × $3 = $27

✔ Answer: $27

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✔ Final Answers Summary:

| Problem | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 7 | 3 trailers |
| 8 | 8 songs |
| 9 | 12 mm less rain |
| 10 | 2 fewer species per site |
| 11 | 4 days |
| 12 | $27 |

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