Multi-step word problem
Multi-step word problem
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Read the problem carefully and work out the answer.
A box holds 6 books. There are 5 boxes. 8 books are taken out. How many books are left in total?
Multi-step word problems combine two or three operations to reach an answer. The hardest part isn't the arithmetic — it's deciding which operations to use, in what order. Look for the numbers and the actions: "every", "each" usually hints at multiplication; "leftover", "taken away" at subtraction; "altogether", "total" at addition.
What does this generator do?
Picks one of three real-life patterns — boxes of books, trays of cupcakes, sports kits — and chooses the numbers so the answer is a clean whole number.
How to use it
Step 1: identify what each number represents. Step 2: pick the operation each step needs (multiply equal groups, add to combine, subtract to remove). Step 3: write the expression and evaluate it using the order of operations.
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