Multistep Word Problems

Maggie needs to bake 72 cupcakes for the bake sale. She has already made 1 pan that holds a 3 by 4 array. How many more cupcakes does she need to make?

Janet started with 80 seeds and planted 40 of them in a large section of her vegetable garden. She divided the remaining seeds into small pots, placing 2 seeds in each pot. How many pots did Janet have?

George was feeding the animals at the zoo. He had 90 ounces of food to divide between 10 animals. How many ounces did each animal get?

Barry bought juice boxes for the class picnic. He bought 3 packs of 30 juice boxes. If he needs 85 juice boxes for the picnic, how many will he have left over?

Tom is buying pencils for his school. There are 30 people in his class and each person wants 4 pencils. Tom bought 100 pencils. Did he buy enough?

Brian has 8 rows of 6 tomato plants in his garden. He has 6 rows of 7 lettuce plants. Of which plant does he have more? How many more does he have?

Robin’s team won their baseball game and scored 36 points. If Robin scored 15 points and everyone else scored three points each, how many players were on her team?

On her first trip to the store, Suzie bought 6 packages of 6 bagels. On her second trip she bought 1 more package just in case. How many bagels did Suzie buy in all?

Stan was dividing 70 cookies into packages of 10. He has already put 2 packages together. How many more packages does he need to make?

Emily has to make 90 pancakes for the baseball team’s breakfast. She can fit 3 groups of 3 pancakes on the griddle at a time. How many times will she need to fill up the griddle?