Math Two Step Equation Word Problems

Adele is going to the carnival to ride the rides and sing songs. 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.

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

Emily rented a bike from McKenna's Bikes. It cost $16 plus $5 per hour. If Emily paid $46, then she rented the bike for hour many hours?

• 4 hours

• 7 hours

• 9 hours 12 minutes

• 6 hours

Kathryn spent $26.90 on a magazine and eight erasers.  If the magazine cost $5.30, then how much was each eraser?

• $24.60 for one eraser

• $2.70 per eraser

• $3.36 per eraser

• $4.32 per eraser

A wise man gave his students this riddle:
"How old am I if 400 reduced by three times my age is 175?"

• 125 years old

• 82 years old

• 71 years old

• 75 years old

Moe is thinking of a number. Eleven more than one third of a number is -1. Which equation would help me find Moe's number?

Translate the sentence into an equation: Four more than six times a number is 18.

• I painted a picture of a butterfly

What is the first step to solve this equation 2x + 11 = 23?

• Add 3 to both sides

• Subtract 11 from both sides

• Add 1 to both sides

• Divide 3 on both sides

What is the second step to solve this equation: 11 - 3x = 44

• Add 3 to both sides

• Subtract 11 from both sides

• Add 11 to both sides

• Divide -3 on both sides

A bag of candy was shared equally among 4 friends. Each friend gave away 7 pieces of candy. They each ended up with 8 pieces of candy. Write an equation to find how much candy was in the bag at the beginning.