Solving Multi-Step Equations: From Words to Variables

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?

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

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

• 20

• 15

• 25

• 10

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?

• 200 miles

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

In a class, the number of boys is 5 more than twice the number of girls. If there are g girls, write an equation to find the number of boys and solve for g if there are 25 students in total.

• 7

• 15

• 10

• 20

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 8 flowers and there are r rows, and the total number of flowers is 64, how many rows are there?

• 10

• 12

• 8

• 6

A book costs $15 and a magazine costs $5. If you buy a total of 7 items and spend $70, how many books and magazines did you buy?

• 2 books and 5 magazines

• 1 book and 6 magazines

• 3 books and 4 magazines

• 4 books and 3 magazines

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make x batches of the recipe, write an equation for the total amount of flour and sugar needed and solve for x if you have 12 cups of flour.

• 2 batches

• 4 batches

• 5 batches

• 3 batches

A swimming pool is being filled with water. If it fills at a rate of 4 gallons per minute and the pool holds 120 gallons, how long will it take to fill the pool?

• 30 minutes

• 40 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 60 minutes

A concert ticket costs $30 and a VIP pass costs $50. If you buy a total of 5 tickets and spend $200, how many concert tickets and VIP passes did you buy?

• 2 concert tickets and 3 VIP passes

• 5 concert tickets and 0 VIP passes

• 1 concert ticket and 4 VIP passes

• 3 concert tickets and 2 VIP passes

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

• 15 cows and 25 chickens

• 10 cows and 30 chickens

• 20 cows and 20 chickens

• 5 cows and 35 chickens