Solving Two-Step Equations: Real-World Challenges

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 did you buy?

• 5

• 6

• 8

• 4

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

• 12

• 10

• 14

• 18

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?

• 12 cups of flour and 8 cups of sugar

• 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

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?

• 50 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

• 100 miles

In a class, the number of boys is 5 more than twice the number of girls. If there are g girls in the class and a total of 35 students, how many boys are there?

• 15

• 30

• 20

• 25

A gardener has 120 flowers. He plants 3 times as many roses as tulips. If he plants t tulips, how many roses does he plant?

• 60

• 30

• 90

• 120

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

• 2

• 5

• 4

• 3

A swimming pool can be filled in 6 hours by one hose and in 4 hours by another hose. If both hoses are used together, how long will it take to fill the pool?

• 3 hours

• 2 hours and 24 minutes

• 1 hour and 30 minutes

• 4 hours and 15 minutes

A concert ticket costs $30. If you buy x tickets and spend $240, how many tickets did you buy?

• 12

• 10

• 6

• 8

A farmer has chickens and cows. If there are 20 animals in total and the number of cows is 4 less than twice the number of chickens, how many cows does the farmer have?

• 10

• 8

• 6

• 12