Multi Step Word Problem Mixed Operations

Multi Step Word Problem Mixed Operations practice with teacher guidance, common slips, and next-step routes.

Core · Multi Step Word Problem Mixed Operations · Independent practice · Scalar Entry

How many current ribbon pieces are there after both steps?

StartAfter step 1After step 2blue3??green2??yellow2??

Step 1Cut every current piece whose color is not green; each becomes 2.Step 2Cut every current piece whose color is not blue; each becomes 2.

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Print: Ages 8–9 · 2–3 min · Core · Mixed Operations · Independent Practice · Current Piece Counting

Watch: Watch for a response of 12 or a submission made after tracing only Step 1; 12 is the exact Step 1 total and shows that the second rule was not applied.

Misread: Learners may count cuts instead of current pieces (11), or apply Step 2 only to the starting strips (16); the answer must count every piece that exists after both ordered cuts.

Curriculum: This task develops ordered whole-number state transformations: apply category conditions in sequence, double eligible current counts, and sum the final category totals. Scoring targets one exact nonnegative integer piece count.