Writing Two Step Equations

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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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. 
The correct equation was 11x + 6 = 39.
So, how many hours was the lesson?

• x = 3
• x = 2
• x = 4
• x = 5

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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

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 A computer printer can print 10 pages per minute. There were already 35 pages in the tray.  The total pages printed was 115 pages. How many minutes has the printer been running?

• 8
• 9
• 7
• 10

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Speedy Boat Rental charges a $15 deposit fee plus $2 for each hour of use to rent a paddle boat.  Write an equation to find out how many hours, h, they rented the Boat if the total cost was $33.

• h = 2(9) + 15
• 33 = 15h + 2
• h = 15(9) + 2
• 33 = 2h + 15

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WRITE AN EQUATION
Jill sold half of her comic books and then got sixteen more. She now has 36. With how many did she begin?

• x/2 + 16= 36
• 36 + 16 = x
• x/2 - 16 = 36
• x/2 = 36 + 16

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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. How many CDs can she buy?

• 12 + 14x = 50

• 12x + 14 = 50

• 50 - 14 - 12 = x

• 50x + 12 = 14

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What operation do these terms mean?
combined
increased by
more than

• addition
• subtraction
• multiplication
• division

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