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Multi-Step Problems

For each problem, write an equation with a letter to stand for the unknown. Solve the problem and show your work.

  • 1 There are 28 cans of cranberry juice in a case. A grocery store received a shipment of 5 cases of cranberry juice. The store has sold 15 cans so far. How many cans does the store have left to sell?

  • 2 There are 12 apples in a bag. The Santos family really likes apples and bought 8 bags. They have eaten 18 apples so far. How many apples are left?

  • 3 The Lakeside School bought 35 boxes of pencils. Each box has 24 pencils. The students have used 600 of the pencils so far. How many pencils are left?


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Table of Contents

Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Arrays, Factors, and Multiplicative Comparison Unit 2 Generating and Representing Measurement Data Unit 3 Multiple Towers and Cluster Problems Unit 4 Measuring and Classifying Shapes Unit 5 Large Numbers and Landmarks Unit 6 Fraction Cards and Decimal Grids Unit 7 How Many Packages and Groups? Unit 8 Penny Jars and Towers