Solving Multistep Equation Word Problems

Maria has 25 dollars. She has to buy a gallon of milk which costs $3.50. She wants to spend the rest of her money on cereal. If each box of cereal costs $4.50, how many can she purchase? Write the equation.

• 3.50+4.50x=25

• 3.50x+4.50=25

• 25-3.50x=4.50

• 4.50x-3.50=25

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You are hosting a bake sale, but it isn't going well! You decide to reduce your prices by $0.75, and then you get 15 sales for a total of $33.75. What was your original price per item? Write the equation.

• 15p-0.75=33.75

• 15(p-0.75)=33.75

• 0.75p+15=33.75

• 33.75-0.75p=15

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You and your friend are participating in the hot air balloon festival! Your balloon is currently 200 feet in the air, and descending at a rate of 3ft per sec. Your friend is 75 feet in the air, an ascending at a rate of 2ft per sec. After how many seconds will you both be at the same height? Write the equation.

• 200+3x=75-2x

• 200-3x=75+2x

• 200-3x=75-2x

• 200+3x=75+2x

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You bought a magazine for $5 and four
erasers. You spent a total of $29. How
much did each eraser cost?

• 5 + x = 29

• -5 - 4x = -29

• 5x = 29

• 29 - 5 = -4x

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Imani spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12?

• x/2 + 4 = 12

• x/2 - 4 = 12

• 12 - 4 = x

• 12 - 4 = -x/2

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After paying $5.12 for a salad, Norachai has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad?

• n + $5.12 = $27.10

• n - $5.12 = $27.10

• n - $5.12 = -$27.10

• $5.12 - n = $27.10

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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

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Rachel and Sharon are splitting up their Pokemon cards.  Rachel has 4 fewer than 3 times as many as Sharon.  Together they have 100 cards.  Which equation could be used to solve for how many cards Sharon had originally?

• n + (3n - 4) = 100

• n - (3n - 4) = 100

• n + (4 - 3n) = 100

• 4 - 3n = 100

What is the first step in solving the equation: 2x+30=189

• Divide by 2

• Subtract 30 from both sides

• Add 30 to both sides

• Multiply both sides by 2

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At a rate of $15 per month, how long does saving $135 take? Which equation would help you find how long it would take?

• 15x = 135

• 15 ÷ x = 135
  

• 135 - x = 15

• 15 + x = 135

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