Equations in Action: Solving Multistep Word Problems

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $1 each. If you buy 3 pencils and some erasers for a total of $10, how many erasers did you buy?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

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

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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

• 10 cups of flour and 6 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of flour and 4 cups of sugar

• 15 cups of flour and 10 cups of sugar

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If you drove the car for a total of 150 miles, how much did you pay in total?

• $70

• $100

• $90

• $80

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

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

• 25

• 15

• 30

• 20

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A gardener plants 3 rows of flowers with 4 flowers in each row. If each flower costs $2, what is the total cost of the flowers?

• $12

• $20

• $24

• $30

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5. If they sold 20 adult tickets and x student tickets for a total of $150, how many student tickets were sold?

• 10

• 8

• 6

• 4

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Lily has 3 times as many stickers as Sam. If Sam has s stickers and together they have 48 stickers, how many stickers does Lily have?

• 36

• 24

• 18

• 12

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A baker made 120 cookies and packed them into boxes of 6 cookies each. How many boxes did the baker use?

• 20

• 15

• 25

• 30

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A movie theater sells popcorn for $5 and drinks for $3. If a family buys 4 popcorns and 2 drinks, how much do they spend in total?

• 26

• 30

• 20

• 18

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8