Solving and Checking Multistep Equations for 8th Graders

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?

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

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 18 marbles and Maria has 18 marbles.

• John has 12 marbles and Maria has 24 marbles.

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

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

In a class, the number of boys is 5 more than twice the number of girls. If there are 25 students in total, how many boys and girls are in the class?

• 8 girls and 17 boys

• 12 girls and 13 boys

• 5 girls and 20 boys

• 10 girls and 15 boys

A gardener is planting flowers in two different sections of a garden. If section A has 3 times as many flowers as section B and together they have 48 flowers, how many flowers are in each section?

• Section A has 18 flowers and section B has 30 flowers.

• Section A has 36 flowers and section B has 12 flowers.

• Section A has 24 flowers and section B has 24 flowers.

• Section A has 12 flowers and section B has 36 flowers.

A book costs $15 and a magazine costs $5. If you buy a total of 8 items and spend $70, how many books and magazines did you buy?

• 4 books and 4 magazines

• 3 books and 5 magazines

• 1 book and 7 magazines

• 2 books and 6 magazines

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to use 12 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar will you need?

• 21 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of sugar

• 15 cups of sugar

• 18 cups of sugar

A swimming pool is being filled with water. The pool can hold 5000 liters, and it is currently filled with 1500 liters. If water is being added at a rate of 200 liters per hour, how many hours will it take to fill the pool?

• 25 hours

• 10 hours

• 17.5 hours

• 30 hours

A concert ticket costs $30, and a VIP pass costs $50. If a group of friends spent $240 on tickets and passes, and they bought 6 tickets, how many VIP passes did they buy?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A farmer has chickens and cows. If the total number of animals is 50 and the number of chickens is 10 less than twice the number of cows, how many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 30 chickens and 20 cows

• 15 chickens and 35 cows

• 40 chickens and 10 cows

• 25 chickens and 25 cows