1-2: 2 - Step Word Problems

Sally bought three candy bars for a total of $18.00. How much did each candy bar cost? Write an equation to solve this problem. Use c as your variable.

• 18c=6
• c + 6= 18
• c +18 = 6
• 3c=18

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

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

 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

Erica has $14 and plans to save $5 each week until she has the $64 she needs for a new jacket.  How many weeks will it take Erica to save money for a new jacket?

• 11 weeks
• 10 weeks
• 12 weeks
• 13 weeks

A taxi charges $3, plus $1.50 for each mile traveled.  Mr. Lewis rode in the taxi from his home to the airport and was charged $30.  How many miles does Mr. Lewis live from the airport?

• 18 miles
• 20 miles
• 22 miles

Terry had his car repaired at Ace Auto. He was charged $40 per hour of labor plus $200 for parts. His total bill for the repair before tax was $380. How many hours of labor was Terry charged for?

• 2.5 hours

• 4.5 hours

• 7.5 hours

• 10.5 hours

What equation would you use to solve the following problem?

Drew was shopping on Amazon.com on Black Friday. He purchased 5 DVDs, all at the same price. The tax on his purchase was $6, bringing the total cost to $61. What was the price of each DVD?

• x= 6.90

• x= -5

• x= 14.08

• x= 41.73

Raymond buys bottles of water at $2 each and a large pizza at $13. The total cost was $21. Write an equation to find how many bottles of water Raymond bought.

What will x stand for in the word problem?

• How many bottles of water Raymond bought.

• How many pizzas Raymond bought.

• How much money Raymond spend.