{"id":173,"date":"2022-04-12T06:16:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T06:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2025-11-21T03:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T03:49:08","slug":"h-1-multi-step-word-problems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/h-1-multi-step-word-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"H.1 Multi-step word problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Multi-step word problems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83e\udde9 <strong>What Are Multi-Step Word Problems?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Multi-step problems need <strong>more than one operation<\/strong> to solve.<br>You may need to <strong>add \u2795<\/strong>, <strong>subtract \u2796<\/strong>, <strong>multiply \u2716\ufe0f<\/strong>, or <strong>divide \u2797<\/strong> in more than one step!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Read the Problem Carefully \ud83d\udc40<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read it <strong>two times<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Underline or highlight <strong>important information<\/strong> \u270f\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Circle numbers \ud83d\udd22 and keywords \ud83d\udcac.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Identify What Is Being Asked \u2753<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cWhat do I need to find?\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cWhich operations will help me solve it?\u201d \ud83e\udd14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83e\uddea <strong>Decide the Operations \u2699\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for clue words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Add \u2795<\/strong>: total, altogether, in all<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Subtract \u2796<\/strong>: left, difference, fewer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Multiply \u2716\ufe0f<\/strong>: times, groups of<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Divide \u2797<\/strong>: each, share, per<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some problems need <strong>2 or 3 operations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\u270d\ufe0f <strong>Solve Step-by-Step \ud83e\uddd7\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Do the problem <strong>one step at a time<\/strong>:<br>1\ufe0f\u20e3 Step 1 \u2192 Use the first operation<br>2\ufe0f\u20e3 Step 2 \u2192 Use the next operation<br>3\ufe0f\u20e3 Step 3 (if needed) \u2192 Final calculation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udccf <strong>Show Your Work \ud83d\udcdd<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Write every step clearly so you don\u2019t skip anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udd01 <strong>Check Your Answer \u2714\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Does it make sense? \ud83e\udd28<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did you answer what the question asked?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recalculate if needed \ud83d\udd04.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udcda <strong>Example:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravi bought <strong>3 bags<\/strong> of apples. Each bag has <strong>6 apples<\/strong> \ud83c\udf4e. He gave <strong>5 apples<\/strong> to his friend.<br><strong>How many apples does he have now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: 3 \u00d7 6 = 18<br>Step 2: 18 \u2013 5 = <strong>13 apples<\/strong> \ud83c\udf4e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\u2b50 <strong>Use Drawing or Models \ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pictures, charts, or bar models help make the problem easier to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Stay Calm &amp; Think Smart \ud83e\uddd8\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Break the problem into <strong>smaller pieces<\/strong>.<br>Solve one piece at a time \ud83d\udcaa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#105000\"><strong>Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#b8f6c7\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>1) Paul bought 9 books about plants and 10 books about fish. He also bought 4 science magazines. Each book cost&nbsp;\u20b91,087 and each magazine cost&nbsp;\u20b9370. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>How much did Paul spend in all?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u20b9_____<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: Find the total number of books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9 + 10 = 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2: Find the cost of the books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u20b91,087 \u00d7 19 = \u20b920,653<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 3: Find the cost of the magazines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u20b9370 \u00d7 4 = \u20b91,480<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 4: Find the total cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u20b91,480 + \u20b920,653 = \u20b922,133<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul spent \u20b922,133.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#f1f7ad\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>2) Haley bought stamps at the post office. Some of the stamps had a snowflake design, some had a truck design, and some had a rose design. Haley bought 14 snowflake stamps. She bought 8 more truck stamps than snowflake stamps, and 17 fewer rose stamps than truck stamps. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>How many stamps did Haley buy in all?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u200b&nbsp;______stamps<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: Find the number of truck stamps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14 + 8 = 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2: Find the number of rose stamps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22 \u2212 17 = 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 3: Find the total number of snowflake, truck, and rose stamps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14 + 22 + 5 = 41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haley bought 41 stamps.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#f6e2bb\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>3) Ling bought 6 packages of cat food and 3 packages of dog food. Each package of cat food contained 5 tins, and each package of dog food contained 4 tins.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong> How many more tins of cat food than dog food did Ling buy?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b&nbsp;<strong>______tins<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: Find the number of tins of cat food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6 \u00d7 5 = 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2: Find the number of tins of dog food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 \u00d7 4 = 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 3: Find the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>30 \u2212 12 = 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ling bought 18 more tins of cat food.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/80921\/274\/139\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-224.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-224.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-224-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-224-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/30631\/260\/119\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-237.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-237.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-237-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-237-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multi-step word problems Key Notes : \ud83e\udde9 What Are Multi-Step Word Problems? 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