Multi-step word problems

Key Notes :

🧩 What Are Multi-Step Word Problems?

Multi-step problems need more than one operation to solve.
You may need to add ➕, subtract ➖, multiply ✖️, or divide ➗ in more than one step!

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🔍 Read the Problem Carefully 👀

• Read it two times.
• Underline or highlight important information ✏️
• Circle numbers 🔢 and keywords 💬.

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🧠 Identify What Is Being Asked ❓

Ask:

• “What do I need to find?”
• “Which operations will help me solve it?” 🤔

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🧪 Decide the Operations ⚙️

Look for clue words:

• Add ➕: total, altogether, in all
• Subtract ➖: left, difference, fewer
• Multiply ✖️: times, groups of
• Divide ➗: each, share, per

Some problems need 2 or 3 operations.

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✍️ Solve Step-by-Step 🧗‍♂️

Do the problem one step at a time:
1️⃣ Step 1 → Use the first operation
2️⃣ Step 2 → Use the next operation
3️⃣ Step 3 (if needed) → Final calculation

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📏 Show Your Work 📝

Write every step clearly so you don’t skip anything.

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🔁 Check Your Answer ✔️

• Does it make sense? 🤨
• Did you answer what the question asked?
• Recalculate if needed 🔄.

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📚 Example:

Ravi bought 3 bags of apples. Each bag has 6 apples 🍎. He gave 5 apples to his friend.
How many apples does he have now?

Step 1: 3 × 6 = 18
Step 2: 18 – 5 = 13 apples 🍎

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⭐ Use Drawing or Models 🖼️

Pictures, charts, or bar models help make the problem easier to understand.

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💡 Stay Calm & Think Smart 🧘‍♂️

Break the problem into smaller pieces.
Solve one piece at a time 💪.

Learn with an example

Let’s practice!🖊️