Combination
Problems
Double,
Triple
Word
That’s
Messed up!
Multiple
Choice
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25 1pt
4(2+8)-6(2x3)+2-3
2
3
3
4
11
5
6
9
7
8
37
9
10
9
11
Double 4 and then add 5
12
(4 x 2) + 5
13
Double 7 and then subtract 6
14
(7 x 2) - 6
15
Triple 5 and then subtract 3
16
(5 x 3) - 3
17
Double 25 and then divide by 5
18
(25 x 2) / 5
19
Triple 30 and then divide by 10
20
(30 x 3) / 10
21
Ms. Darrow reached level 20 on
Minecraft. Ms. Crow made it twice
as far as Ms. Darrow and Ms.
Snaring made it three times as far.
What was the total of all of the
levels reached by the 5th grade
teachers? (Write an equation and
solve this.)
22
d+2d+3d
20+40+60=120 levels
23
Aunt Edna solved this problem:
24
She is not correct. She needed to
multiply before adding. Answer
should be 31.
25
Karandeep bought 10 packs of
baseball cards for a 2 dollars each.
He then bought 2 packs of Pokémon
cards for 3 dollars each. How much
did he spend?
26
(10x2)+(2x3)
20+6
=26
27
Elmira and Mercedes have 5
ladybugs in a jar (with vents.) If
they add 2 lady bugs each day, for a
week, how many total lady bugs will
there be in a week?
28
5+(2x7)=19 lady bugs
29
Ms. Darrow’s class wants to order
24 bags of popcorn and 12 peperoni
sticks. Ms. Crow’s wants twice as
much popcorn as Ms. Darrow’s and
no peperoni. How much popcorn
will the two classes order?
30
24+(24x2)=72 bags of popcorn
31
The problem asks you to find the
difference between the products of 6
and 10 and 3 and 11. Aunt Edna
insists the equation should be written
like: (6x10)(3x11) What would she
need to add to make this true?
32
A minus symbol between the two
parenthesis: (6x10)-(3x11)
33
34
35
36
37
Bob wants to write an equation that
shows the sum of the products of 9
and 2 and 3 and 4. He wrote it like:
(9x2)(3x4) What does he need to do
to fix this?
38
A plus sign between the two
multiplication problems.
(9x2)+(3x4)
39
Fergus says the 4+3x3=21. What
was his mistake? What should his
answer have been?
40
4+3x3=13
Multiply before you add
PEMDAS
41
3+5x6=
a.42
b. 33
42
33
43
44
b. 30
45
The sum of the products of 2 and 4
and 6 and 3 should be written as:
a. (2x4)-(6x3)
b. (2x4)x(6x3)
c. (2x4)+(6x3)
46
c. (2x4)+(6x3)
47
48
b. 56
49
The difference of the products of 3
and 4 and 2 and 3 should be written
a. (3x4)(2x3)
b. (3x4)+(2x3)
c. (3x4)-(2x3)
50
c. (3x4)-(2x3)
51