Two-Step Equations & Inequalities Word Problems Quiz

Penelope is going to the carnival to ride the rides. It costs $20 to get into the carnival and ride tickets are $0.50 each. Write an equation that represents this scenario if she spends $35 in all.

• .50x + 20 = 35
• .50x = 35
• .50 + 20x = 35 
• .50x - 20 = 35

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Keith bought a soft drink for 2 dollars and 6 candy bars. He spent a total of 14 dollars. How much did each candy bar cost? 

• $12
• $6
• $2
• $3

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Terry had his car repaired at Ace Auto.  He was charged $50 per hour of labor plus $150 for parts.  His total bill for the repair before tax was $375.  How many hours of labor was Terry charged for?

• 2.5 hours
• 4.5 hours
• 7.5 hours
• 10.5 hours

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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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Julianna has 48 bags of treats. She is going to give 3 bags to her teacher. She will then give the rest out equally to her 5 friends. How many bags of treats will each friend receive?

• 40 bags of treats
• 9 bags of treats
• 5 bags of treats
• 50 bags of treats

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

Joan needed $100 to buy a graphing calculator for her math class. Her neighbor will pay her $5 per hour to babysit and her Father gave her $10 for mowing the lawn. Which inequality represents the minimum amount of hours she will need to babysit in order for her to buy her calculator?

• 5x + 10 ≥ 100
• 5x - 100 ≥ 10
• 10x + 5 ≤ 100
• 5x + 10 > 100

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Caleb is making lemonade and cookies for the school bake sale. He has 10 cups of sugar. He needs two cups of sugar for lemonade. Each batch of cookies uses 1 1/2 cups of sugar. What is the maximum number of cookie batches he can make?

Write the inequality to the problem.

• 1.5x - 2 ≥ 10

• 1.5x - 2 ≤ 10

• 2x - 1.5 ≥ 10

• 2x - 1.5 ≤ 10

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

You have $14 in your pocket. A taxi has a ride fee of $5 plus an additional fee of $0.60 per mile, what is the most miles you could ride in the taxi without using all of your money?

(Mileage is rounded up if you stop before a complete mile.)

• x ≥ 15

• x ≤ 15

• x > 15

• x < 15

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

Dylon decides to takes his friends to a movie with his $50 of birthday money. He must take one adult with him. An adult ticket costs $9.75. Each child ticket cost $6.25. What is the maximum number of friends Dylon could take with him to the movies?

• x ≥ 6

• x ≤ 6

• x ≥ 7

• x ≤ 7

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At the end of the day, vegetables at the farmer’s market sells for $3.00 a pound, and a basket costs $5.50. If Carol wants to buy a basket and spend no more than $10.00 total, how many pounds of vegetables can she buy?

• 3 + 5.5p < 10
• 20 = 5.5 - 3p
• 5.5 + 3p < 20
• 3p + 5.5 ≤20

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