Two-Step Equations Word Problems

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month. Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym. What equation can be used to find how many months has Jim been a member of the gym?

• 50 + 20m = 290

• 20 + 50m = 290

• 50 + 20 = m

• 50m - 20 = 290

A computer printer can print 10 pages per minute.There were already 35 pages in the tray. The total pages printed was 115 pages. Write an equation for the number of pages the printer can print in m minutes.

• 10m + 35 = 115

• 10m - 35 = 115

• 115m + 35 = 10

• 35m + 10 = 115

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

• 6 + 7x = 331

• 331 - 6x = 7

• 6x + 7 = 331

• 6x + 7y =331

Mallory bought pizza and soda for a party. If she spent $12.57 on the sodas and $10.95 for each pizza, how many pizzas did she buy if her total is $89.22?

• 10.95x + 12.57 = 89.22

• 12.57x + 10.95 = 89.22

• 89.22x -10.95 = 12.57

• 12.57 + 10.95 = 89.22

WRITE AN EQUATION
Jill sold half of her comic books and then got sixteen more. She now has 36. With how many did she begin?

• x/2 + 16= 36

• 36 + 16 = x

• x/2 - 16 = 36

• x/2 = 36 + 16

Answer the following question:

• 6 tickets

• 16 tickets

• 11.6 tickets

• 7 tickets

Tom bought a soft drink for $4.00 and 7 candy bars. He spent a total of $18.00. How much did each candy bar cost?

• 4x + 7 = 18

• 7x + 4 = 18

• 18x + 4 = 7

• 4x + 18 = 7

Jen wants to buy a new car for $18,500. She pays $2,500 at signing and wants to pay $250 per month. How many months until it is paid off?

• 18,500 + 2,500 = 250x

• 2,500 - 250x = 18,500

• 250x + 2,500 = 18,500

• 2,500 (250)x = 18,500

Ellie bought cookies and cupcakes from Giant for $102.44. If she spent $36.44 on cookies and the cupcakes are $11 per box, how many boxes did she buy?

• 102.44 + 36.44x = 11

• 102.44x + 11 = 36.44

• 11x + 36.44 = 102.44

• 11x - 36.44 = 102.44

Olivia bought a notebook for $12.50 and 9 pens. If her total was $43.73, how much was each pen?

• 12.5x +9 = 43.73

• 73.43 = 12.5x + 9

• 12.5 - 9x = 43.73

• 43.73 = 12.5 + 9x