Solving 2-Step Word Problems

Mrs. Cathy, Mrs. Mitchell, Coach Mullins, and Mrs. Norris divided the cost of a pizza evenly.  If they each paid $6.50, what was the total cost of the pizza? 

• c/4 =6.50
• 4c = 6.50
• 6.50 +c = 4
• c - 4 = 6.50

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Mary works part-time at a local bookstore. She earns $14 per hour. After a week, she noticed that she earned $112. Which equation represents how many hours she worked to earn that amount? 

• 14h = 112

• 14 / h = 112

• h + 14 = 112

• h - 14 = 112

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In this year's school soccer tournament, Emma has scored 1 more than twice the number of goals that Nick has scored. If Emma has scored 15 goals, which equation can be used to find x, the number of goals Nick has scored?

• x - 15 = 1

• x + 1 = 15

• 2x + 1 = 15

• x + 1 = x + 15

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Scott runs a car repair shop. He charges $35 for each car he services and an additional $7 for every hour he spends on the car. Avery took her car to Scott's shop and the bill came to $63. Write an equation that represents this scenario.

• 7x + 35 = 63

• 7x = 63

• 7x - 35 = 63

• 35x + 7 = 63

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Scott is a mechanic who specializes in car repairs. He has a fixed charge of $35 for each car he works on, and an additional $7 for every hour he spends on the car.
He recently worked on Kai's car and the total bill came to $63. The equation 7x + 35 = 63 was used to calculate the bill.
Can you figure out how many hours Scott spent working on Kai's car?

• x = 4

• x = 5

• x = 3

• x = 4.5

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Abigail, Aiden, and Sophia are planning to go to the county fair. The entry fee for the fair is $20 per person and each ride ticket costs $0.50. They figured out that the correct equation to calculate the total cost would be .50x + 20 = 35.
So, how many ride tickets did they buy in total?

• x = 30

• x = 25

• x = 35

• x = 31

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Natalie is a coach for a local softball team. One day, she gives a private pitching lesson to Kasey. Kasey's mom pays Natalie $11 per hour for the lesson and also gives her a $6 tip. The total amount Natalie received was $39.
The correct equation to represent this situation is 11x + 6 = 39.
Can you figure out how many hours the lesson lasted?

• x = 3

• x = 2

• x = 4

• x = 5

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4x + 7 = 23

• x = 16
• x = 4
• x = 9
• x = 12

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3c + 5 = 23

• c = 3
• c = 6
• c = 7
• c = 18

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Daniel has 5b - 6 candies. If he wants to have 24 candies, what should he do? 

• Add 6 candies to his collection and divide the total number of candies by 5

• Add 6 candies to his collection and multiply the total number of candies by 5

• Subtract 6 candies from his collection then multiply the remaining candies by 5

• Subtract 6 candies from his collection then divide the remaining candies by 5

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