Practice solving multi-step word problems that use addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, and percents.
Read each problem carefully. Identify the needed operations, solve step by step, and show your work in the space provided.
Solving real-world problems using several operations
Math - Grade 6-8
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A school store bought 48 notebooks for $1.25 each and 36 folders for $0.80 each. The store sold all the notebooks for $2.00 each and all the folders for $1.25 each. What was the store's total profit?
- 2
Maya has $75 to spend at an amusement park. Her ticket costs $32.50. She buys lunch for $11.75 and then wants to play arcade games that cost $2.25 each. What is the greatest number of arcade games Maya can play?
- 3
A rectangular garden is 18 feet long and 12 feet wide. A path that is 2 feet wide is built all the way around the outside of the garden. What is the area of the path only?
- 4
A recipe makes 24 muffins using 3 cups of flour and 1.5 cups of sugar. Liam wants to make 40 muffins. How many cups of flour and sugar will he need altogether?
- 5
A soccer team played 18 games. They won twice as many games as they lost, and they tied 3 games. How many games did they win?
- 6
A movie theater sold 120 tickets. Adult tickets cost $12, student tickets cost $8, and 75 student tickets were sold. How much money did the theater collect from ticket sales?
- 7
A delivery driver travels 36.5 miles in the morning, 42.75 miles in the afternoon, and 18.25 miles in the evening. The van uses 1 gallon of gas for every 25 miles. Gas costs $3.60 per gallon. What is the total cost of gas for the day?
- 8
A class is planning a field trip. The bus costs $425. Museum tickets cost $9.50 per student. There are 28 students going. If the total cost is shared equally by the students, how much should each student pay?
- 9
The bar graph shows the number of books read by four students in one month: Ana read 8, Ben read 6, Carla read 11, and Devin read 7. If the students set a group goal of reading 40 books, how many more books do they need to read to reach the goal?
- 10
A phone plan charges a flat fee of $25 per month plus $0.12 for each text message. Jordan's bill before tax was $43.60. How many text messages did Jordan send?
- 11
A map uses a scale where 1 inch represents 15 miles. The distance between two towns on the map is 3.6 inches. A car travels the actual distance at an average speed of 54 miles per hour. How many minutes will the trip take?
- 12
A water tank holds 240 gallons when full. It is currently 3/5 full. Water is added at a rate of 12 gallons per minute for 6 minutes. How many more gallons are needed to fill the tank after that?