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Basic Two Step Equation Word Problems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Frederick County Fair costs $15.00 to get in and $2.50 per ride, while the Montgomery County Fair costs $10.00 to get in and $3.00 per ride. Which equations could be used to determine how many rides you would need to go on for both fairs to be of equal value?

a)

15x + 2.5 = 10x + 3

b)

15 - 2.5x = 10 - 3x

c)

15 + 2.5x = 10 + 3x

d)

15 - 10 = 2.5x + 3x

2.

At Gamestop you can buy a Xbox One for $150.00 and each game to go with it would cost $24.00. Or, you can buy a Playstation 4 for $180.00 and each game for $20.00. Write an equation to determine how many games would need to be purchased for the cost to be equal?

a)

150x + 24 = 180 + 20x

b)

150 + 24x = 180 + 20x

c)

180 - 150 = 24 x + 20x

d)

150 - 24x = 180 - 20x

3.

Taxi company A charges $8.00 to get into the cab and $0.75 per mile. Taxi company B charges $6.00 to get into a cab and $1.25 per mile. How many miles would the cost be the same for both companies?

a)

2 miles 

b)

4 miles

c)

0.50 mile

d)

-4 miles 

4.

The length of a rectangle is 5 less than twice the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 146 centimeters, find the dimensions of the rectangle.

a)

68

b)

47

c)

84

d)

20

5.

Barry needs $1,449 for summer camp. Two local clubs will each match what he saves. Barry has 3 months before he leaves for summer camp. How much does Barry need to save on his own each month to have enough for summer camp?

(a)  

6.

An art teacher had 237 colored pencils left over from last year. This year, he bought 26 boxes of colored pencils that had 16 pencils in each. He also bought 15 boxes that had 54 pencils in each. Finally, when he was sorting the pencils, 19 rolled under the cabinet and were lost.


Solve the following equation to determine c, the number of colored pencils the art teacher has now.


c = 237 + [ (26 ∙ 16) + (15 ∙ 54) ] – 19

a)

2,179

b)

187,652

c)

1,444

d)

183,095

7.

Answer the following question:

a)

6 tickets

b)

16 tickets

c)

11.6 tickets

d)

7 tickets

8.

Answer the following question:

a)

$56.60

b)

$6.50

c)

$12.00

d)

$5.00

9.

Answer the following question:

a)

w= 10 ft, l= 26 ft

b)

w= 12 ft, l=28 ft

c)

w= 4 ft, l= 3 ft

d)

w= 2 ft, l= 72 ft

10.

Aaron and Carl are working to earn money for prom. Aaron has $40 and is earning $6 a month for prom. Carl has $64 and $4 a week. How many weeks till they have the same amount?

a)

4 weeks

b)

6 weeks

c)

12 weeks

d)

never

11.

At Joe's Clown Car Rental Agency, renting a car costs a one time fee of $35 plus $0.75 for every mile it is driven. Which of the equations below would be the correct if it costs Melissa $105 to rent a car?

a)

105 = x(35 + 0.75)

b)

105 = 35x + 0.75

c)

105 = 0.75x + 35

d)

105 = 0.75(x + 35)

12.

Juan decided to join a gym to get in shape for football. He has two payment options. Option A is to buy a membership card and pay $2 each time he goes to the gym. Option B is to pay $4 each time he goes. A membership card costs $30. After how many times, t, will the cost of Option A be equal to the cost of Option B

a)

50

b)

20

c)

15

d)

25

13.

Breanna's basic cell phone rate each month is $39.95. Add to that $6.95 for voice mail and $3.95 for text messaging. This past month Breanna spent an additional K dollars on long distance. Her total bill was $69.75. How much did Breanna spend on long distance?

a)

$10.90

b)

$18.90

c)

$29.80

d)

$40.70

14.

What was the mistake the student make?

a)

The student did not distribute properly.

b)

The student did not combine like terms properly.

c)

The student did not subtract properly.

15.

A rental car agency charges $30.00 per day plus per mile $0.15. Another rental car agency charges $36.00 per day plus $0.10 per mile. How many miles would have to be driven in one day for both rental agencies to cost the same amount to rent?

a)

120 miles

b)

100 miles

c)

110 miles

d)

150 miles 

16.

Joe’s Canoes charges an initial fee of $20 plus $4 an hour. Callie’s Canoes charges a flat rate of $14 an hour. Find the number of hours for which the total amount that both places charge would be the same.

a)

3 hours

b)

4 hours

c)

1 hour

d)

2 hours

17.

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?

a)

50 + 20m = 290

b)

20 + 50m = 290

c)

50 + 20 = m

d)

50m - 20 = 290

18.

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.

a)

7x + 35 = 63

b)

7x = 63

c)

7x - 35 = 63

d)

35x + 7 = 63

19.

A bag of candy was shared equally among 4 friends. Each friend gave away 7 pieces of candy. They each ended up with 8 pieces of candy. Write an equation to find how much candy was in the bag at the beginning.

a)

c/7 - 4 = 8

b)

c/4 + 7 = 8

c)

4/c - 7 = 8

d)

c/4 - 7 = 8

20.

Which equation would describe "two times a number plus five equals 15"?

a)

x + 5 = 15

b)

2x + 5=15

c)

x + 2(5) = 15

d)

2(x + 5) = 15