Solving Real-Life Word Problems with Multi-Step Equations

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $3 each. If you buy a total of 10 items and spend $24, how many pencils and erasers did you buy?

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

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

• John has 10 marbles, Maria has 20 marbles.

• John has 15 marbles, Maria has 15 marbles.

• John has 5 marbles, Maria has 25 marbles.

• John has 20 marbles, Maria has 10 marbles.

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?

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 5 flowers and there are x rows, and the total number of flowers is 45, how many rows are there?

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 10

A book costs $15 and a magazine costs $5. If you buy a total of 8 items and spend $90, how many books and magazines did you buy?

• 5 books and 3 magazines

• 6 books and 2 magazines

• 3 books and 5 magazines

• 4 books and 4 magazines

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour and x cups of sugar. If you have 12 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar can you use if you want to maintain the same ratio?

• 4x

• 2x

• 6x

• 8x

A school is organizing a field trip. Each student pays $15 and the total cost is $300. How many students are going on the trip?

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 30

A bike costs $120 and a helmet costs $30. If you buy x bikes and y helmets for a total of $450, how many of each did you buy?

• 4 bikes and 1 helmet

• 1 bike and 5 helmets

• 2 bikes and 4 helmets

• 3 bikes and 3 helmets

A movie theater sells tickets for $10 each and snacks for $5 each. If you buy a total of 6 items and spend $50, how many tickets and snacks did you buy?

• 3 tickets and 3 snacks

• 2 tickets and 4 snacks

• 4 tickets and 2 snacks

• 5 tickets and 1 snack

A farmer has chickens and cows. If there are x chickens and 3 times as many cows, and the total number of animals is 40, how many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 10 chickens and 30 cows

• 20 chickens and 20 cows

• 5 chickens and 35 cows

• 15 chickens and 25 cows