FAST Practice Quiz: Multi-Step Word Problems

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Directions: This quiz has questions like the ones on the Florida FAST test. Read each problem carefully. You may need more than one step to solve. For multiple choice, fill in the bubble for your answer. For grid-in questions, write your answer in the boxes provided.
1 A florist has 5 vases. She puts 8 flowers in each vase. Then she adds 7 more flowers to one of the vases. How many flowers are in the vases altogether?
A40 flowers
B47 flowers
C48 flowers
D55 flowers
2 Marcus has 84 baseball cards. He puts them into 7 equal piles. Then his friend gives him 5 more cards for one pile. How many cards are in that pile now?

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3 A store has 48 oranges and 36 apples. They put all the fruit into bags with 6 pieces in each bag. How many bags of fruit can they make?
A8 bags
B12 bags
C14 bags
D84 bags
4 Ms. Rivera has 4 tables in her classroom. Each table has 6 chairs. She brings in 8 more chairs for a special event. How many chairs are in her classroom now?
A18 chairs
B24 chairs
C32 chairs
D48 chairs
5 A farmer collects 63 eggs. He puts 9 eggs in each carton. He then sells 4 cartons at the market. How many cartons does he have left?

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6 Which pair of equations could be used to solve this problem?
"Tyler has 3 bags of marbles with 8 marbles in each bag. He gives 5 marbles to his friend. How many marbles does Tyler have now?"
A3 + 8 = 11, then 11 - 5 = 6
B3 × 8 = 24, then 24 - 5 = 19
C8 - 3 = 5, then 5 × 5 = 25
D3 × 5 = 15, then 15 + 8 = 23
7 A movie theater has 9 rows of seats. Each row has 12 seats. There are 85 people watching a movie. How many empty seats are there?
A23 seats
B21 seats
C108 seats
D193 seats
8 Sophia earns $7 per hour helping her neighbor. She works for 6 hours. She uses some of her money to buy a book for $15. How much money does Sophia have left?

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9 A craft store has 36 red beads and 28 blue beads. The beads are put into bags with 8 beads in each bag. How many bags can be filled?
A4 bags
B8 bags
C64 bags
D72 bags
10 A pet store has 8 fish tanks. Each tank has 7 fish. The store sells 19 fish on Saturday. How many fish are left in the store?
A34 fish
B37 fish
C56 fish
D75 fish

FAST Success Kit | Grade 3 | FL B.E.S.T. Standard: MA.3.AR.1.2

This is a practice quiz. Format and question types reflect the Florida FAST assessment.