Mastering Two-Step Equations: Real-Life Challenges

Maria has 12 apples. She gives some to her friend and now has 5 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 3

• 4

• 10

• 7

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books and pay with a $50 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $0

• $5

• $10

• $20

Tom is saving money to buy a video game that costs $40. He already has $10. If he saves $5 each week, how many weeks will it take him to have enough money?

• 8 weeks

• 4 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 10 weeks

A rectangle has a perimeter of 36 meters. If the length is 2 meters more than the width, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

• Width: 8 meters, Length: 10 meters

• Width: 4 meters, Length: 6 meters

• Width: 10 meters, Length: 12 meters

• Width: 6 meters, Length: 8 meters

Lily bought 3 packs of stickers for $2 each and spent a total of $12. How much money did she have before buying the stickers?

• 20

• 15

• 18

• 10

A concert ticket costs $25. If you buy 4 tickets and pay with a $100 bill, how much money will you have left?

• $75

• $25

• $0

• $50

James has a collection of 50 baseball cards. He gives away some cards to his friend and now has 30 left. How many cards did he give away?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

A shirt costs $30. If there is a sale where you get $10 off, how much will the shirt cost after the discount?

• $10

• $20

• $25

• $15

Samantha has $50. She spends $20 on a book and then saves the rest equally over 5 weeks. How much does she save each week?

• $6

• $4

• $10

• $8

A farmer has 100 apples. He sells some and has 40 apples left. If he sells them for $2 each, how much money does he make from selling the apples?

• $120

• $80

• $150

• $100