IXL | Multiply a 2-digit number by a 2-digit number: multi-step word problems

Perry is a nurse who works 35 hours a week. There are 52 weeks in a year, but he takes 3 weeks off each year for vacation. How many hours does Perry work each year?

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A beekeeper has 16 beehives, and each beehive produces 35 pounds of honey a year. Last year, the beekeeper kept 4 pounds of honey for her family and sold the rest. How much honey did she sell last year?

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Step 1: Find how much honey the beehives produced last year.

The beekeeper has 16 beehives, and each beehive produces 35 pounds of honey. Multiply.

560

The beehives produced 560 pounds of honey last year.

Step 2: Find how much honey the beekeeper sold last year.

The beehives produced 560 pounds of honey last year. The beekeeper kept 4 pounds for her family and sold the rest. Subtract.

560

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556

The beekeeper sold 556 pounds of honey last year.

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