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WorksheetsSolving Multistep Equations Word Problems
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Isaiah his sixteen blue and red marbles. He has three times as many blues as reds. How many red marbles does Isaiah have? How many blue marbles does he have?
Let r = red marbles
Let 3r = blue marbles
Equation:
Ian spent $35 at the fair on ride tickets and admission. It cost $5 to get into the fair and $2 per ride ticket. How many ride tickets did Ian buy?
Let t = ride tickets
Equation:
Nick’s dog weighs 12 pounds more than Kiyah’s dog. Kiyah's dog weighs 60 pounds. How much does Nick’s dog weigh?
Let n = weight of Nick's dog
Equation:
Jill sold half of her comic books and then got sixteen more. She now has 36. With how many did she begin?
Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month. Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym. Which equation matches this situation?
50 + 20m = 290
20 + 50m = 290
50 + 20 = m
50m - 20 = 290
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
Natalie is a softball coach. She has a private pitching 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
For a field trip 4 students rode in cars and the rest filled nine buses. How many students were in each bus if 472 students were on the trip?
Which of the following situations can be represented by this equation?
23 = 2x + 7
Charles studied 23 hours last month. This was seven hours less than twice the number of hours than Evie studied.
An amusement park charges a $23.00 yearly membership fee plus a $7.00 entry fee. Beth went to the park twice this year.
Dave worked 23 hours last week. This was 7 hours more than twice the number of hours that Isaac worked.
None of the above
