TACHS Math › Solving multi-step problems
The first 60 miles of a 100-mile trip took one hour; the whole trip took two hours and fifteen minutes. To the nearest whole, what was the average speed during the remaining 40 miles of the trip?
Jeremy has pieces of candy. Maggie has half as many pieces of candy as Jeremy has, and Harold has twice as many pieces of candy as Jeremy and Maggie combined. How many pieces of candy does Harold have?
Taylor is years old. Her father is three times her age. Her mother is two years older than her father. What is the sum of the ages of Taylor, her father, and her mother?
A school library uses shelves that can hold books. If they have
shelves that are completely full and one shelf that is only
full, how many books does the library have?
When Steve started his diet, he weighed pounds. After the first month, he lost
of his weight. In his second month, he lost
of the remaining weight. How many pounds does Steve weigh now?