Real-Life Two-Step Equations: Solve and Interpret

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples and now has 5 left. How many apples did she give away?

• 10

• 7

• 5

• 3

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

• 4

• 5

• 2

• 3

Tom is 3 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to find Tom's age.

• Tom's age = 2x + 3

• Tom's age = x + 5

• Tom's age = x + 3

• Tom's age = x - 3

A movie ticket costs $10. If you buy 3 tickets and pay with a $50 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $20

• $30

• $25

• $15

Lily has twice as many marbles as Jake. If Jake has x marbles, write an equation to express how many marbles Lily has.

• L = x

• L = 3x

• L = 2x

• L = x/2

A shirt costs $25. If you buy 2 shirts and a pair of pants for $40, how much do the pants cost?

• The pants cost $15.

• The problem is inconsistent.

• The pants cost $20.

• The pants cost $30.

The perimeter of a rectangle is 30 cm. If the length is 10 cm, what is the width?

• 6 cm

• 8 cm

• 12 cm

• 5 cm

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.50 per mile driven. If you paid $45, how many miles did you drive?

• 50 miles

• 30 miles

• 40 miles

• 60 miles

A gardener has 50 flowers. He plants some and now has 30 left. How many flowers did he plant?

• 15

• 25

• 10

• 20

If a box contains x chocolates and you eat 5, leaving you with 10, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 20

• 25

• 15

• 10