Solving Multi-Step Equations: Create & Check Solutions

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?

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles and together they have 36 marbles, how many marbles does each person have?

• John has 10 marbles and Maria has 26 marbles.

• John has 15 marbles and Maria has 30 marbles.

• John has 18 marbles and Maria has 36 marbles.

• John has 12 marbles and Maria has 24 marbles.

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?

• 8 cups of flour and 4 cups of sugar

• 15 cups of flour and 10 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of flour and 6 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of flour and 8 cups of sugar

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

• 150 miles

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

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 there?

• 15 boys and 25 girls

• 10 boys and 30 girls

• 25 boys and 15 girls

• 20 boys and 20 girls

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 8 flowers and there are 5 rows, how many flowers are there in total? If the gardener wants to plant 10 more flowers, how many rows will he need?

• 6 rows

• 8 rows

• 9 rows

• 7 rows

A book costs $15 and a magazine costs $5. If you buy 3 books and some magazines for a total of $60, how many magazines did you buy?

• 2

• 4

• 1

• 3

A swimming pool is filled with water at a rate of 150 liters per hour. If it takes 8 hours to fill the pool, how many liters of water does the pool hold?

• 800 liters

• 1200 liters

• 1500 liters

• 1000 liters

A school is planning a field trip. If each bus can hold 40 students and there are 120 students going, how many buses are needed?

• 5

• 3

• 2

• 4

A pizza place sells large pizzas for $12 and small pizzas for $8. If you buy 2 large pizzas and some small pizzas for a total of $56, how many small pizzas did you buy?

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 8