Solving Real-Life Two-Step Equations with Context Clues

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples and now has 5 left. How many apples did she give away?

• 5

• 3

• 7

• 10

A book costs $15. If you have $50, how many books can you buy?

• 3

• 4

• 2

• 5

Tom is 3 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to find Tom's age if the total of their ages is 27.

• 12

• 18

• 21

• 15

A movie ticket costs $10. If you buy 3 tickets and pay with a $50 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $30

• $20

• $15

• $25

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

• 15

• 5

• 10

• 20

A shirt costs $25. If you buy 2 shirts and pay with a $100 bill, how much money will you have left?

• $50

• $100

• $75

• $25

The perimeter of a rectangle is 36 cm. If the length is 2 cm more than the width, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

• Width: 6 cm, Length: 8 cm

• Width: 10 cm, Length: 12 cm

• Width: 4 cm, Length: 6 cm

• Width: 8 cm, Length: 10 cm

A concert ticket costs $45. If you buy 4 tickets and have $200, how much money will you have left after the purchase?

• $30

• $20

• $10

• $50

A gardener has 50 flowers. He plants some and now has 30 left. How many flowers did he plant?

• 10

• 25

• 15

• 20

A box contains x candies. If you eat 8 candies and now have 12 left, how many candies were in the box originally?

• 10

• 20

• 25

• 15