Name _______________________ Date _________

Multi-step Word Problems:

1. Miles takes the bus to work every day. He rides 6

blocks to get there and 6 blocks back home. The
bus charges .50 per block. How much does Miles
pay each day to ride the bus there and back?
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2. Now, Miles wants to ride with his friend, Carl, to

work. He and Carl will split the cost of a full tank of
gas, which runs on 22 miles per gallon. The gas
station charges $3.00 a gallon. How much will Miles pay
to equally share the cost of a tank of gas? Miles and
Carl drive 11 miles each day for work.
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BONUS: How many days can Miles carpool using only

one tank of gas?

3. Hannah worked hard over the summer to save for

a cheap car she could take to college. The car she
wants cost $1500. She earned $9 an hour babysitting
and $4 an hour dog walking. In June, she worked 94
hours babysitting and 32 hours walking dogs. Then in
July she walked dogs for a total of 9 hours and
babysat half as much as she had in June. Each
month she set aside $50 to spend and saved the
rest. Did she make enough money to buy the car?