2 step equation word problems

Dalia bought a few swirl marbles and divided it equally among four of her friends and her brother, Jake. While playing, Jake lost 2 marbles and has only 7 marbles at present. Find how many marbles did Dalia buy in all.

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Clara lends half her collection of formal attires to her sister, Susan. Clara then buys four more attires. If she has 12 attires now, how many attires did Clara had initially?

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Brad, a teenager, saves up his monthly allowance over a period of six months to buy a pair of high-resolution headphones. He lends his friend, Jorge $10 from his savings. If Brad has $272 now, calculate his monthly allowance.

• 6x – 10 = 272

• 6x + 10 = 272

• 10x - 6 = 272

• 10x + 6 = 272

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Sam divided his salary equally into two. One part was saved for his family and the other part was for his expenses. He withdrew $200 from his share to purchase a watch. If he has $215 in his account now, calculate Sam salary.

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Ella bought two packs of blackberry juice for $15 and three candy bars from a store. If her total purchase was worth $45, how much did each candy bar cost?

• 15 + 3x = 45

• 15 - 3x = 45

• 3 + 15x = 45

• 3 - 15x = 45

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Payton runs a kiosk on Route 66. Half the canned drinks in stock were sold out and empty cans were sent for recycling. Payton bought 68 more canned drinks to restock the kiosk. If there is a total of 200 cans now, how many canned drinks were in stock initially?

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Abigail invites her friends over for a pajama party. She bought 12 tubs of popcorn for her friends. Her brother, Aiden took away a few tubs of popcorn for his friends. If 5 tubs of popcorn remain, how many tubs did Abigail share with her friends?

• 12 – x = 5

• 12 + x =5

• 5 - x = 12

• 12 - 5 = x

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Bryan has a collection of baseball cards which he shares equally with his brother, Jude. Bryan also received two cards from his friend, Gene. If Bryan has 8 baseball cards now, how many cards did he originally have in his collection?

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Janice had x color pencils in her box and shares them equally with her friend, Talia. Her brother gives her 2 more color pencils. Janice now has 3 pencils in her box

• 2x - 2 = 3

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Timothy spent a total of $68 at Macys. His purchases included a pair of jeans at $32 and 2 t-shirts at $x each

• 2x - 32 = 68

• 2x + 32 = -68

• 2x + 32 = 68

• 2x + 68 = 32

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