Solving Real-World Problems with Multistep Equations

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 and erasers did you buy?

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

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

• John has 12 marbles and Maria has 24 marbles.

• John has 10 marbles and Maria has 26 marbles.

• John has 18 marbles and Maria has 36 marbles.

• John has 15 marbles and Maria has 30 marbles.

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch that uses 12 cups of flour, how much sugar will you need?

• 4 cups of sugar

• 6 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of sugar

Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If the sum of their ages is 28, how old is each of them?

• Tom is 14 years old and his sister is 10 years old.

• Tom is 16 years old and his sister is 12 years old.

• Tom is 18 years old and his sister is 10 years old.

• Tom is 20 years old and his sister is 8 years old.

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

• 200 miles

• 150 miles

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 5 flowers and he plants a total of 45 flowers, how many rows did he plant?

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 7

Samantha has 3 times as many stickers as her brother. If together they have 48 stickers, how many stickers does each have?

• Samantha has 24 stickers and her brother has 24 stickers.

• Samantha has 40 stickers and her brother has 8 stickers.

• Samantha has 30 stickers and her brother has 18 stickers.

• Samantha has 36 stickers and her brother has 12 stickers.

A book costs $15 and a magazine costs $5. If you buy a total of 8 items and spend $80, how many books and magazines did you buy?

• 3 books and 5 magazines

• 2 books and 6 magazines

• 4 books and 4 magazines

• 5 books and 3 magazines

A swimming pool is being filled with water. If it takes 3 hours to fill the pool at a rate of 20 gallons per minute, how many gallons does the pool hold?

• 3000 gallons

• 3600 gallons

• 2400 gallons

• 1800 gallons

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. If there are 30 students in total, how many boys and girls are there?

• 15 boys and 15 girls

• There are 18 boys and 12 girls.

• 12 boys and 18 girls

• 20 boys and 10 girls