One and Two Step Word Problems

A rental company at Best Bargain Rental costs $150, plus $0.10 per mile. Which equation determines the number of miles (x) if the total cost was $360

• 360 = (150)(0.10x)

• 360 = 150 + 0.10x

• 360 = 150 + ^x/_0.10

• 360 = 150 - ^x/_0.10

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2. Cheryl gets paid $8 per hour (h) for her job at the record store and $15 for working late on Saturday. She made a total of $96 last week. Which equation models this situation?

• 96h + 15 = 8

• ^h/₉₆ = 8

• 8h + 15 = 96

• ^h/₈ = 96

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Two hundred seventy-six people are seated in 12 identical rows for a performance of a school play. How many people are in each row? Let p be the number of people in each row.

• 276 = 12p

• p = 276 ⋅ 12

• 276p = 12

• p = 12 + 276

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For a school assembly, 304 students are to be seated in rows with 16 students in each row. How many rows of students will be seated for the assembly? Let r be the number of rows.

• 304 = 16r

• r = 16 ⋅ 304

• 304r = 16

• r = 16 ÷ 304

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Tyrell has saved $62 to buy a new phone. How many more dollars must Tyrell save if the cost of the phone is $89? Let d be the number of dollars Tyrell must still save?

• 62 + d = 89

• 62d = 89

• d ÷ 89 = 62

• d - 62 = 89

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The odometer on Jaylen's bicycle shows 105 miles, which is 57 more miles than the odometer on Lara's bicycle. How many miles are shown on the odometer of Lara's bicycle? Let m be the number of miles shown on Lara's odometer.

• m + 57 = 105

• 57 - m = 105

• 57m = 105

• m / 57 = 105

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Last Friday Jenna had $29. Over the weekend she received some money for cleaning the attic. She now has $41. How much money (x) did she receive?

• 29 + 41 = x

• 41 - x = 29

• 29 + x = 41

• x - 29 = 41

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Working together, Joy and Steve collected 53 pounds of aluminum cans for recycling. If Joy collected 20 pounds, find the number of pounds (x) that Steve collected. Write an equation to solve.

• 20x = 53

• x - 20 = 53

• x - 53 = 20

• x + 20 = 53

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At a restaurant, Mike and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $13 then what was the total bill (x)?

• 4x = 13

• x/3 = 13

• 13(4) = x

• x/4 = 13

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Amanda and her best friend found some money buried in a field. They split the money evenly, each getting $25. How much money (x) did they find?

• 25/x = 2

• 2x = 25

• x/2 = 25

• 25/2 = x

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