The Math Meridian
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Multi-step word problems

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Learn it Plan before you calculate: what do you know, what do you need, and which operation comes first? Then check that the answer makes sense.

Example: A school buys 24 boxes of 15 pencils and gives 8 pencils to each of 40 students. How many are left?

  1. Pencils bought: $24 \times 15 = 360$.
  2. Pencils given: $40 \times 8 = 320$.
  3. Left: $360 - 320 = 40$ pencils.

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