Write 2-Step Equations from Word Problems

An office manager paid $675.95 for computer equipment. The office manager bought one monitor for $127.95 and hard drives for $68.50 each. Write an equation to find x, the number of hard drives the office manager bought.

• 127.95x + 68.50 = 675.95

• 68.50x + 127.95 = 675.95

• 675.95x + 127.95 = 68.50

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Scott works on cars. He charges $35 for each car plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this scenario if Kylie's car bill was $63.

• 7x + 35 = 63
• 7x = 63
• 7x - 35 = 63
• 35x + 7 = 63

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Penelope is going to the carnival to ride the rides. It costs $20 to get into the carnival and ride tickets are $0.50 each. Write an equation that represents this scenario if she spends $35 in all.

• .50x + 20 = 35
• .50x = 35
• .50 + 20x = 35 
• .50x - 20 = 35

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Natalie is a softball coach. She has a pitching private lesson with Kasey. Kasey's mom pays Natalie $11 per hour plus a $6 tip. Write an equation that represents this scenario if the total cost was $39.

• 11x + 6 = 39
• 11x - 6 = 39
• 11 + 6x = 39
• 66x = 39

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Casey has $50 to spend at Best Buy. She wants to buy a DVD for $14 and some CDs that cost $12 each. Which equation shows how many CDs can she buy?

• 12 + 14x = 50

• 12x + 14 = 50

• 50 - 14 - 12 = x

• 50x + 12 = 14

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While at the music store, Drew bought 5 CDs, all at the same price. The tax on his purchase was $6, and the total was $61. Which equation shows what the price of each CD is?

• 5x + 6 = 61
• x/5 + 6 = 61
• 5/x + 6 = 61
• x + 5 + 6 = 61

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Mr Carrillo's family bought lunch from Culvers. They also bought some sodas from Quick Trip for $5.00. The meals cost $6.00 each. The total cost of the lunch and soda was $41.00. Write an equation to solve for how many meals they purchased.

• -5+6x = 41

• 6x + 5 = 41

• 6x = 36

• 5 + 6x = 41

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Bob's Plumbing charges $15 per hour plus a service fee of $40 for coming out to your house. If Bob charged $350, which equation models this situation?

• 15x + 40 = 350

• 40x + 15 = 350

• y = 15x

• 15x - 40 = 350

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Michelle is a server in a restaurant. On a weekend night, Michelle earned $4 an hour and $65 in tips. She made a total of $93. Choose the equation to find how many hours she worked

• 4h + 93 = 65

• 4h + 65 = 93

• 7h + 65 = 93

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A school is taking a trip to a museum. The fee for the bus is $85 and the museum charges a fee of $12 per student. The school paid a total of $613. Choose the equation to find out how many students went on the trip.

• 12s+ 85 = 613

• 85s + 12 = 613

• 85 - 12s = 613

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