Solving Word Problems: Multi-Step Equations Challenge

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

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If the total number of marbles they have is 36, how many marbles does each person have?

• John has 10 marbles and Maria has 26 marbles.

• John has 15 marbles and Maria has 21 marbles.

• John has 12 marbles and Maria has 24 marbles.

• John has 18 marbles and Maria has 18 marbles.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour and sugar do you need in total?

• 12 cups of flour and 8 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of flour and 6 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of flour and 4 cups of sugar

• 15 cups of flour and 10 cups of sugar

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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

• 200 miles

• 150 miles

• 50 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:5. If there are 40 students in total, how many boys and girls are in the class?

• 15 boys and 25 girls

• 20 boys and 20 girls

• 25 boys and 15 girls

• 10 boys and 30 girls

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 8 flowers and he wants to plant a total of 56 flowers, how many rows will he need?

• 6

• 8

• 5

• 7

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A book costs $15, and there is a sale where you can buy 3 books for the price of 2. If you want to buy 9 books, how much will you spend?

• $90

• $60

• $45

• $75

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A swimming pool is being filled with water. It fills at a rate of 5 gallons per minute. If the pool holds 300 gallons, how long will it take to fill the pool?

• 60 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 120 minutes

• 90 minutes

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5. If they sold 50 tickets and made $400, how many adult and student tickets were sold?

• 25 adult tickets and 25 student tickets

• 30 adult tickets and 20 student tickets

• 35 adult tickets and 15 student tickets

• 40 adult tickets and 10 student tickets

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A train travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. If it travels for 2 hours and then stops for 30 minutes, how far has the train traveled before the stop?

• 100 miles

• 90 miles

• 150 miles

• 120 miles

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B