Two Step Equation Word Problems

331 students went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7 students traveled in cars. How many students were in each bus? Write an equation that matches this situation.

• 331=7x+6
• 331=13x
• 331=6x+7
• 331-7=6x

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

331 students went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7 students traveled in cars. The equation from the last problem was: 6x+7=331. How many students were in each bus?

• 54
• 45
• 56
• 65

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month.  Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym.  Which equation matches this situation?

• 50 + 20m = 290
• 20 + 50m = 290
• 50 + 20 = m
• 50m - 20 = 290

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month.  Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym. How many months has he been a member at the gym?

• 12
• 17
• 64.5
• 15

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Scott works on cars. He charges $35 for each car plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this scenario if Kylie's car bill was $63.

• 7x + 35 = 63
• 7x = 63
• 7x - 35 = 63
• 35x + 7 = 63

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Scott works on cars. He charges $35 for each car plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this scenario if Kylie's car bill was $63.

• 4 hours
• 5 hours
• 6 hours
• 7 hours

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A bag of candy was shared equally among 4 friends.  Each friend gave away 7 pieces of candy.  They each ended up with 8 pieces of candy.  Write an equation to find how much candy was in the bag at the beginning.

• c/7 - 4 = 8
• c/4 + 7 = 8
• 4/c - 7 = 8
• c/4 - 7 = 8

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A bag of candy was shared equally among 4 friends.  Each friend gave away 7 pieces of candy.  They each ended up with 8 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy were in the bag to start?

• 60
• 39
• 45
• 75

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

 A computer printer can print 10 pages per minute. There were already 35 pages in the tray.  The total pages printed was 115 pages. How many minutes has the printer been running?

• 8
• 9
• 7
• 10

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Jennifer has read 110 pages of a 290-page book. She reads 20 pages each day. How many days will it take her to finish the book?

• 9 days
• 10 days
• 20 days
• 13 days

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A