Solving Real-Life Two-Step Equations and Checking Answers

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples to her friend and now has 5 apples left. How many apples did she give away? Check your solution by adding the number of apples she has left to the number she gave away.

• 9

• 8

• 6

• 7

A book costs $15. If you have $50, how many books can you buy? After calculating, interpret how much money you will have left after your purchase.

• 4 books and $0 left

• 2 books and $20 left

• 3 books and $5 left

• 1 book and $35 left

Tom is 3 years older than his sister. If the sum of their ages is 21, how old is Tom? Verify your answer by checking the ages add up to 21.

• 12

• 10

• 15

• 18

A movie ticket costs $8. If you buy 3 tickets and pay with a $50 bill, how much change will you receive? Check your solution by subtracting the total cost from the amount paid.

• $40

• $18

• $26

• $32

Lily has twice as many stickers as her brother. If together they have 30 stickers, how many stickers does Lily have? Confirm your answer by checking the total number of stickers.

• 15

• 10

• 25

• 20

A box contains some chocolates. If you take out 4 chocolates and there are 16 left, how many chocolates were in the box originally? Verify your answer by adding the chocolates taken out to those remaining.

• 18

• 15

• 20

• 22

A car travels 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 2 hours? After calculating, interpret what this distance means in terms of a road trip.

• 120 miles

• 90 miles

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

Sarah bought 5 notebooks and spent $20. If each notebook costs the same amount, how much does one notebook cost? Check your solution by multiplying the cost of one notebook by the number of notebooks.

• $5

• $4

• $2

• $3

A gardener has 24 flowers. He plants some and has 10 flowers left. How many flowers did he plant? Verify your answer by adding the number of flowers planted to those remaining.

• 18

• 14

• 16

• 12

A school has 120 students. If 30 students are in the band, how many students are not in the band? Check your solution by subtracting the number of band students from the total number of students.

• 90

• 100

• 80

• 70