Solving Two-Step Equations: Fun Challenges for Grade 6

Maria has some marbles. She buys 12 more marbles and now has 30 marbles. How many marbles did she start with?

• 15

• 18

• 25

• 20

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A book costs $15. If you have $50, how many books can you buy?

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 2

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If the sum of their ages is 20, how old is Tom?

• 12

• 8

• 10

• 14

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A box contains some chocolates. If you take out 5 chocolates and have 18 left, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 20

• 25

• 23

• 15

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CCSS.1.OA.D.8

Lily has a collection of stickers. She gives away 8 stickers and now has 22 left. How many stickers did she have at first?

• 32

• 26

• 30

• 24

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A farmer has some apples. He sells 10 apples and has 45 left. How many apples did he have before selling?

• 45

• 60

• 50

• 55

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

In a classroom, there are some students. If 7 students leave and there are 23 students remaining, how many students were there initially?

• 28

• 32

• 30

• 25

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $30 plus $0.50 per mile. If a customer pays $60, how many miles did they drive?

• 60 miles

• 75 miles

• 45 miles

• 30 miles

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Jake has some money. He spends $25 and now has $75 left. How much money did he have at the beginning?

• 100

• 125

• 75

• 50

A gardener has a certain number of plants. After planting 15 more, he has 50 plants in total. How many plants did he have before?

• 45

• 40

• 25

• 35

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7