Solving Real-Life Multi-Step Equations for 7th Graders

Maria has x apples. She buys 5 more apples and then gives away 3. If she has 12 apples now, how many apples did she start with?

• 15

• 8

• 7

• 10

A book costs 3 times as much as a magazine. If the total cost of 2 books and 4 magazines is $36, what is the cost of one book?

• 12.0

• 15.6

• 8.5

• 10.8

Tom is x years old. In 5 years, he will be twice as old as he was 3 years ago. How old is Tom now?

• 11

• 15

• 20

• 8

A rectangle has a length of 2x + 3 and a width of x - 1. If the perimeter is 34, what is the value of x?

• 5

• 4

• 6

• 7

The sum of three consecutive integers is 51. What are the integers?

• 14, 15, 16

• 17, 18, 19

• 16, 17, 18

• 15, 16, 17

A store sells pencils for 50 cents each and erasers for 75 cents each. If a student buys a total of 10 items for $6.00, how many pencils did they buy?

• 4

• 8

• 2

• 6

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.15 per mile driven. If a customer paid $50, how many miles did they drive?

• 150 miles

• 100 miles

• 250 miles

• 200 miles

In a class, the number of boys is x and the number of girls is 2x - 4. If there are 20 students in total, how many boys are in the class?

• 6

• 8

• 12

• 10

A farmer has x chickens and buys 12 more. After selling 5, he has 25 chickens left. How many chickens did he start with?

• 22

• 18

• 15

• 20

The total cost of 4 notebooks and 3 pens is $10. If each notebook costs $2, how much does each pen cost?

• $1.00

• $0.50

• $2.00

• $0.67