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Show all of your work and circle your answer.  \n1. The school store sells notebooks for $1.25 each and pens for $0.75 each. Marcus buys 4 notebooks and 3 pens. How much does Marcus spend in total?  \nShow your work:  \n2. The school store started the week with 144 pencils. They sold 12 pencils per day for 5 days. How many pencils are left at the end of the week?  \nShow your work:  \n3. The store sells folders for $0.90 each.  \nA teacher buys folders for 6 students and pays with a $10 bill. How much change does the teacher receive?  \nShow your work:  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \n4. The school store received a shipment of 240 erasers packed equally into 8 boxes. The store put 3 boxes on the shelf and kept the rest in the stockroom. How many erasers are in the stockroom?  \nShow your work:  \n5. The store sells highlighters in packs of 4 for $2.40.  \nSophia needs 10 highlighters for her class project. What is the minimum amount she must spend, and how many highlighters will she have in total?  \nShow your work:  \n6. The school store earns $3.50 profit on every backpack sold and $0.50 profit on every pencil sold. Last month, the store sold 12 backpacks and 80 pencils. How much total profit did the store make?  \nShow your work:  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \nANSWER KEY  \n1.) 1. ) Answer: $7.25 Steps: 4 × $1.25 = $5.00 → 3 × $0.75 = $2.25 → $5.00 + $2.25 = $7.25  \n2.) 2. ) Answer: 84 pencils Steps: 12 × 5 = 60 pencils sold → 144 − 60 = 84 pencils left  \n3.) 3. ) Answer: $4.60 Steps: 6 × $0.90 = $5.40 → $10.00 − $5.40 = $4.60  \n4.) 4. ) Answer: 150 erasers Steps: 240 ÷ 8 = 30 erasers per box → 8 − 3 = 5 boxes in stockroom → 5 × 30 = 150 erasers  \n5.) 5. ) Answer: $7.20 spent, 12 highlighters Steps: 10 ÷ 4 = 2.5 → she needs 3 packs (can’t buy a partial pack) → 3 × $2.40 = $7.20 spent → 3 × 4 = 12 highlighters total  \n6.) 6. ) Answer: $82.00 Steps: 12 × $3.50 = $42.00 → 80 × $0.50 = $40.00 → $42.00 + $40.00 =$82.00  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)","cbCait6iSJtCohKo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCait6iSJtCohKo","pdf",1087071,"English","# Multi-Step Word Problems (B): The School Store\n## Problem Set 1-6\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"How do you calculate Marcus’s total spending at the school store?\",\"answer\":\"Multiply the number of each item by its unit price, then add the totals for notebooks and pens.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you find how many pencils are left after 5 days of sales?\",\"answer\":\"Compute pencils sold (12 per day for 5 days), subtract from the starting amount of 144, and report the remainder.\"},{\"question\":\"What method is used to compute the minimum amount Sophia must spend for highlighters sold in packs?\",\"answer\":\"Divide the needed quantity by 4, round up to avoid buying a partial pack, multiply packs by $2.40 for the minimum cost, and then multiply packs by 4 for total highlighters.\"}]","Multi-Step Word Problems (B) - THE SCHOOL STORE | PDF",1790141989]