2 Step Word Problems

When looking at any word problem, we can use our R.U.C.S.A.C to help us.

Let’s use this in an example.

Mr Bean, the farmer, makes 840 bottles of apple juice to sell. He packs them in boxes of 4. The boxes are then packed into 7 vans. How many boxes are packed into each van?

R - Read - Read the question from start to finish.

U - Understand -  We need to find out how many boxes there will be. Then, we need to find out how many boxes there will be in each van.

C - Choose - Step 1 - We need to divide 840 by 4.

Step 2 - We need to divide the answer to Step 1 by 7.

S - Solve - Step 1

Step 2

A - Answer - There are 30 boxes in each van.

C - Check - Complete the inverse.

In your workbooks, solve the following 2 step word problems.

1. Jack saved £74 and Sally saved £52. They want to buy their dad a gift. The gift cost £169. How much more money do they need to save?

2. Sami collects football cards. She has 126 cards. Her mum buys her another 48 cards. Sami gives her friend the 23 duplicates she has. How many cards does she now have?

3. Peter bought 3 pizzas that cost £2.50 each. He also bought a bottle of coke that cost £1.75. How much did he spend altogether?

4. The Yummy Bakers make 32 plain bagels and 80 cinnamon bagels. They want to make mixed bags that contain 6 bagels. How many bags do they need?