Real-Life Two-Step Equations: Problem Solving Fun!

A store sells notebooks for $3 each and pens for $2 each. If a student buys 5 notebooks and some pens for a total of $21, how many pens did the student buy?

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 4

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles and together they have 30 marbles, how many marbles does Maria have?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A movie theater charges $10 for adult tickets and $6 for child tickets. If a family buys 3 adult tickets and y child tickets for a total of $42, how many child tickets did they buy?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 2

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 8 flowers and there are x rows, and the total number of flowers is 56, how many rows are there?

• 8

• 9

• 7

• 6

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A book costs $15 and a magazine costs $5. If Sarah buys 2 books and some magazines for a total of $45, how many magazines did she buy?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer pays $70, how many miles did they drive?

• 150 miles

• 50 miles

• 200 miles

• 100 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A baker made x cookies and sold them for $2 each. If he made $50 from selling cookies, how many cookies did he bake?

• 30

• 25

• 15

• 20

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A school is organizing a field trip. If each student pays $12 and there are x students, and the total collected is $240, how many students went on the trip?

• 15

• 25

• 30

• 20

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A gym charges a monthly fee of $30 plus $5 for each class attended. If a member paid $70 this month, how many classes did they attend?

• 8

• 12

• 10

• 5

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A farmer has chickens and cows. If he has 10 more chickens than cows and there are a total of 40 animals, how many cows does he have?

• 5

• 15

• 10

• 20

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C