Solving Multistep Equations: Word Problems & Variables

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each. If you buy x pencils and spend $7.50, how many pencils did you buy?

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 10

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

• 24

• 30

• 12

• 18

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books and pay with a $50 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $0

• $5

• $20

• $10

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

• 20

• 16

• 12

• 18

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.25 per mile driven. If you paid $45 for your rental, how many miles did you drive?

• 100 miles

• 75 miles

• 50 miles

• 120 miles

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you used x cups of sugar and a total of 10 cups of ingredients, how many cups of flour did you use?

• 3 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 5 cups of flour

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

• 10

• 12

• 6

• 8

Lisa has 5 more than twice the number of stickers that Mark has. If Mark has m stickers and together they have 35 stickers, how many stickers does Lisa have?

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 30

A gardener plants 3 rows of flowers with x flowers in each row. If there are a total of 24 flowers, how many flowers are in each row?

• 12

• 8

• 6

• 10

A video game costs $60. If you save $15 each week, how many weeks will it take to save enough money to buy the game?

• 3 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 4 weeks

• 5 weeks