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Problem Solving Strategy: Work Backward - Math Worksheet With Answers

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Problem Solving Strategy:

Work Backward

Work backward to solve each problem.

Sarah got on the school bus. At the stop after Sarah’s, 7 students got on. Five students

got on the bus at the next stop. At the last stop before the school, 9 students got on.

When the bus arrived at school, 38 students got off. How many students were already

on the bus when Sarah got on?

Mrs. Allen baked some cookies for the school bake sale. Franco bought 3 of the

cookies and Chandra bought 2. Mr. Walker bought 1 dozen of the cookies. William

and Starr each bought 6 cookies. Then Ms. Porter bought 4 of the cookies. That left

only 3 cookies for Scott to buy. How many cookies did Mrs. Allen bake for the sale?

Dave, Nora, Tony, and Andrea are members of the same family. Dave is 2 years older

than Andrea, who is 21 years older than Tony. Tony is 4 years older than Nora, who is

7 years old. How old are Dave, Tony, and Andrea?

Paula went shopping at a department store. She bought 2 CDs on sale for $8.95 each,

a notebook for $4.29, and a bottle of shampoo for $2.58. When Paula paid for her

purchases, the cashier gave her $5.23 in change. How much money did Paula give

the cashier?

Brian gave 10 stamps from his collection to both Sam and Rob. Then he gave

14 stamps to Kathy and 6 stamps to Grace. He still had 275 stamps. How many

stamps were in Brian’s collection to begin with?

Problem Solving Strategy: Work Backward - Math Worksheet With Answers