Real World Two Step Equation

Which problem situation could the equation below represent?

• Taylor picked 20 pecans from her tree in her backyard. Her friends gave her another 50 pecans. What is a, the number of pecans Taylor has altogether?

• Taylor picked 20 pecans from her tree in her backyard. she used 5 pecans to bake a pie and another 20 pecans to make the glaze topping. What is a, the number of pecans Taylor had left?

• Taylor picked 50 pecans from her tree in her backyard. She kept 20 pecans for herself and divided the rest equally among her 5 friends. What is a, the number of pecans each friend received?

• Taylor picked 20 pecans from her tree in her backyard. She used the pecans to bake 5 pies before buying another 50 pecans at the store. What is a, the number of pecans Taylor has now?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A movie theater charges 8 for a child ticket and 12 for an adult ticket. If the total cost for 3 child tickets and 2 adult tickets is $x, what is the equation that represents this situation?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Sarah bought 4 notebooks and 3 pens. Each notebook costs n dollars and each pen costs p dollars. If she spent a total of $26, which equation represents this situation?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A car rental company charges a flat fee of 50 plus 0.20 per mile driven. If the total cost for renting a car and driving it for m miles is 70, what is the equation for this situation?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A gym membership costs 30 per month plus a one-time registration fee of r. If the total cost for 6 months is $210, what equation represents this situation?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A school is buying new computers. Each computer costs c dollars and they need to buy 10 computers. If they have a budget of 5000, what equation represents this situation?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A taxi service charges a base fare of 5 plus 0.50 per mile. If the total fare for a trip of m miles is 15, what is the equation for this situation?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A painter charges 100 for supplies and 20 per hour of work. If the total charge for a job that takes h hours is 260, what is the equation for this situation?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A concert ticket costs t dollars and a parking pass costs p dollars. If the total cost for 2 tickets and 1 parking pass is $150, what equation represents this situation?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

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? (Write down the correct answer for the next question!)

• 50 + 20m = 290

• 20 + 50m = 290

• 50 + 20 = m

• 50m - 20 = 290

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3