Real-Life Two-Step Equations: Solve & Check Solutions

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $3 each. If a student buys a total of 10 items and spends $24, how many pencils and erasers did they buy?

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 4 pencils and 6 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 30 marbles, how many marbles does each have?

• John has 12 marbles, Maria has 18 marbles.

• John has 15 marbles, Maria has 15 marbles.

• John has 5 marbles, Maria has 25 marbles.

• John has 10 marbles, Maria has 20 marbles.

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers. Each row has the same number of flowers, and the total number of flowers is 45. How many flowers are in each row?

• 10

• 7

• 8

• 9

A book costs $15 and a magazine costs $5. If a student buys 3 books and some magazines for a total of $60, how many magazines did they buy?

• 5

• 1

• 2

• 3

A movie theater sells adult tickets for $12 and child tickets for $8. If a family buys 4 adult tickets and some child tickets for a total of $56, how many child tickets did they buy?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 5

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

• 15 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of sugar

• 9 cups of sugar

• 18 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?

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

• 200 miles

• 150 miles

A school is organizing a field trip. Each student pays $15, and the total cost for 20 students is $300. How much money is left after paying for the trip?

• $300

• $0

• $15

• $150

A baker makes cookies and cupcakes. If the total number of baked goods is 50 and there are 3 times as many cookies as cupcakes, how many cookies and cupcakes are there?

• 25 cookies and 25 cupcakes

• 30 cookies and 10 cupcakes

• 20 cookies and 30 cupcakes

• 40 cookies and 5 cupcakes

A concert ticket costs $30, and a VIP pass costs $100. If a group of friends buys 2 VIP passes and some concert tickets for a total of $260, how many concert tickets did they buy?

• 2

• 1

• 4

• 3