Algebraic Equations Two Step Word Problems

Talk time Phone Company charges $0.12 per minute of phone use plus a monthly service fee of $8.00 for its phone service. Which equation below can be used to find c, the total cost for one month when m, minutes are used?

Scott works on cars. He charges $35 for each car plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this scenario if Kylie's car bill was $63.

• 7x + 35 = 63

• 7x = 63

• 7x - 35 = 63

• 35x + 7 = 63

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

Which equation would describe "two times a number plus five equals 15"?

• x + 5 = 15

• 2x + 5=15

• x + 2(5) = 15

• 2(x + 5) = 15

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month. Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym. How many months has Jim been a member of the gym?

• 50 + 20m = 290

• 20 + 50m = 290

• 50 + 20 = m

• 50m - 20 = 290

What is the solution to this equation?
4x + 12 = 36

• 12

• -6

• 6

• -12

What is the solution for this equation?
3 (x + 3) = 30

• -7

• 13

• -13

• 7

Solve the equation shown

• 51

• 52

• 27

• 21

Mary earns $14 per hour. Which equation represents how many hours she worked to earn $112? 

• 14h = 112

• 14 / h = 112

• h + 14 = 112

• h - 14 = 112

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

• x - 15 = 1

• x + 1 = 15

• 2x + 1 = 15

• x + 1 = x + 15