Solving Multistep Equations: Isolate Variables & More

A store is having a sale where all items are 20% off. If a shirt originally costs $30, how much will you pay after the discount?

• $28

• $25

• $24

• $20

Maria has twice as many apples as John. If John has $x$ apples and they have a total of 36 apples, how many apples does John have?

• 12

• 18

• 10

• 14

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 12 cups

• 15 cups

• 9 cups

• 6 cups

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

• 100

• 50

• 80

• 120

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 5 flowers and there are $r$ rows, how many flowers are there in total? If the total is 45, how many rows are there?

• 7

• 9

• 10

• 8

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books and pay a total of $x$, what is the equation to find $x$?

• x = 60

• x = 30

• x = 15

• x = 45

A school is organizing a field trip. The cost per student is $25, and there are $s$ students attending. If the total cost is $500, how many students are going on the trip?

• 15

• 25

• 30

• 20

A pizza place sells a large pizza for $12 and a medium pizza for $8. If you buy 2 large pizzas and $m$ medium pizzas for a total of $40, how many medium pizzas did you buy?

• 4

• 1

• 3

• 2

A concert ticket costs $50. If you buy $t$ tickets and spend a total of $300, how can you express the equation to find $t$?

• t = 6

• t = 5

• t = 8

• t = 7

A bike rental shop charges a $10 fee plus $5 for each hour rented. If you paid a total of $35, how many hours did you rent the bike?

• 4 hours

• 5 hours

• 6 hours

• 3 hours