Evaluating Multi-Step Equations: Real-Life Applications

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $1. If you buy 3 pencils and 4 erasers, how much do you spend in total?

• $8

• $10

• $6

• $12

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?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches, how many cups of flour and sugar do you need in total?

• 8 cups of flour and 4 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of flour and 8 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of flour and 6 cups of sugar

• 15 cups of flour and 10 cups of sugar

A book costs $15. If you buy 2 books and a bookmark for $3, how much do you spend altogether?

• $20

• $25

• $33

• $30

Tom has 5 more than twice the number of stickers that Sam has. If Sam has y stickers and together they have 35 stickers, how many stickers does Tom have?

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 30

A car travels 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in t hours? If t is 3, what is the total distance?

• 120 miles

• 180 miles

• 90 miles

• 240 miles

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers with 8 flowers in each row. If each flower costs $2, what is the total cost of the flowers?

• $60

• $100

• $40

• $80

If a pizza is cut into 8 slices and you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left? If you want to share the remaining pizza with 2 friends, how many slices does each person get?

• Each person gets 1 slice, with 2 slices left over.

• Each person gets 2 slices, with no slices left over.

• Each person gets 1 slice, with 3 slices left over.

• Each person gets 0 slices, with 2 slices left over.

A school has 120 students. If 1/3 of them are in the band, how many students are not in the band?

• 40

• 60

• 80

• 100

A box contains x apples and y oranges. If there are 10 apples and 5 oranges, how many pieces of fruit are there in total?

• 8

• 15

• 12

• 20