Multi-step Equation Word Problems

Jim has one dollar.  He spends 16 cents on a pencil.  Jim's dad gives him five dollars for mowing the grass. Write an equation with a letter for the unknown to find out how much money Jim has now.

• 100¢ -16¢  ⁼ m
• m ⁼1 dollar
• $1.00 - $.16 + $5.00 ⁼ m
• 5 +1 + 16⁼ m

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Paul has 25 posters.  He bought 15 more.  How many does he have now?

• 10 posters
• 30 posters
• 15 posters
• 40 posters

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

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Decrease is a keyword that is used with ________ problems.

• Addition
• Subtraction

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Together tells you to....

• Add
• Subtract

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Mackenzie has 8 markers. Ty has three times as many. If they combine their markers, how many do they have? 

• 32
• 24
• 18
• 38

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Hank's rain gauge showed that 2 inches of rain fell on Saturday. On Sunday, Hank checked his rain gauge again and found that 1.4 inches of rain had fallen that day. 
Which equation can Hank use to find out how many more inches of rain fell on Saturday than on Sunday?

• 2 - 1.4 = 0.6
• 2 + 1.4 = 3.4
• 2 - 1.4 = 1.2
• 2 - 1.4 = 1.6

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A store had 40 oranges in a bin. If they threw away 25 of the old ones and put 21 new ones in the bin how many would be in the bin?

• 65
• 46
• 61
• 36

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A rental car agency charges $30.00 per day plus per mile $0.15. Another rental car agency charges $36.00 per day plus $0.10 per mile. How many miles would have to be driven in one day for both rental agencies to cost the same amount to rent? 

• 120 miles
• 100 miles
• 110 miles
• 150 miles 

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Juan decided to join a gym to get in shape for football. He has two payment options. Option A is to buy a membership card and pay $2 each time he goes to the gym. Option B is to pay $4 each time he goes. A membership card costs $30. After how many times, t, will the cost of Option A be equal to the cost of Option B

• 50

• 20

• 15

• 25

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WRITE AN EQUATION
Lilli spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12?

• -x/2 + 4 = 12
• x/2 - 4 = 12
• 12 - 4 = x
• 12 - 4 = -x/2

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