Write and Solve Two Step Equations

WRITE AN EQUATION

331 students went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7 students traveled in cars. How many students were in each bus?

• 7x+6=331

• 13x=331

• 6x+7=331

• 331-7=6x

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WRITE AN EQUATION

Aliyah had $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them she had $10. How much did each pencil cost?

• 24-10=7x

• 7x- 24=10

• 7x+ 10=24

• 10+x=14

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Speedy Boat Rental charges a $15 deposit fee plus $2 for each hour of use to rent a paddle boat.  Write an equation to find out how many hours, h, they rented the Boat if the total cost was $33.

• h = 2(9) + 15
• 33 = 15h + 2
• h = 15(9) + 2
• 33 = 2h + 15

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Eight less than 7 times a number is the same as 4 more than 3 times the number

• x + 3 = x

• 8 = x + 4 + 3

• 8 - 7x = 4 + 3x

• 7x - 8 = 3x + 4

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Ken is thinking of a number. Nine more than the product of 4 and the number is 73. What is the equation?

• 4 + 9x = 73
• 4x = 73
• 4x + 9 = 73
• 9x + 4 = 73

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Pizzazz Publications is having some books printed. The printer charges $800 plus $5 per book. What equation could help me find how many books can be printed for $4,000?

• 800 + 5x = 4000
• 800x + 5 = 4000
• 4000 + 5x= 800
• 800 + 5 = 4000

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A banana has 85 calories. This is 10 calories less than one eighth of the calories in a banana split. Which equations helps you find how many calories are in a banana split?

• 85 - 10 = x
• x/8 + 10 = 85
• x/8 - 10 = 85
• x/8 - 10 = 75

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Zorna weighs 92 pounds. Her weight is 6 pounds more than half of her father's weight. Which equation would help me find out how much her father weighs?

• 6x + 2 = 92
• x + 6 = 92
• 2x + 6 = 92
• x/2 + 6 = 92

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Mo is thinking of a number. Eleven more than one third of a number is -1. Which equation would help me find Mo's number?

• 1/ 3 + 11 = -1
• 3x + 11 = -1
• 1/3x + 11 = -1
• 1/3x + 11 = 1

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Eddie scored 27 points more than half of what Duncan scored. Eddie scored 58 points. Which equation represents the situation to find how many points Duncan scored?

• 1/2d + 27 
• d + 27 = 58
• 1/2d + 27 = 58
• 1/2d - 27 = 58

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