Multi-Step Problems Worksheet With Answers

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Multi-Step Problems

The old method of finding a dog’s age in human years is to multiply its age by 7.

However, some veterinarians agree that the first two years of a dog’s life together are

equal to 35 human years. Each year after that is equal to 3 human years. Spot is a

9-year-old dog. How old is he in human years?

Use both the old method and the veterinarians’ method to solve the

problem. Show your work below and number the steps you followed in

each method.

How do the answers you found with the two methods compare?

How old is a 6-year-old dog in human years? Use both the old method and the

veterinarians’ method.

Old Method

Veterinarians’ Method

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