Solving Real-World Two-Step Equations for 7th Graders

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

• 7

• 6

• 3

• 4

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books and pay with a $50 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $5

• $10

• $20

• $0

Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If the sum of their ages is 28, how old is Tom?

• 16

• 12

• 18

• 20

A movie ticket costs $10. If you buy 4 tickets and pay with a $60 bill, how much money will you have left?

• $30

• $40

• $20

• $10

Lisa has twice as many marbles as Jake. If together they have 30 marbles, how many marbles does Lisa have?

• 15

• 25

• 10

• 20

A shirt costs $25. If you buy 2 shirts and a pair of pants for $40, how much did you spend in total?

• $70

• $100

• $90

• $50

The total cost of 5 notebooks and 3 pens is $20. If each notebook costs $2, how much does each pen cost?

• $2.50

• $5.00

• $4.00

• $3.33

A gardener plants 3 rows of flowers. If each row has the same number of flowers and there are 24 flowers in total, how many flowers are in each row?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If you paid $70, how many miles did you drive?

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

Samantha has $100. She spends $30 on a dress and then divides the remaining money equally among her 3 friends. How much money does each friend receive?

• $20.00

• $25.00

• $30.00

• $23.33