Two-Step Equations Word Problems

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

• x/2 + 16 = 36

• 2x - 16 = 36

• x/2 - 16 = 36

• 2x + 16 = 36

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7.10.A

Shakira went bowling with her friends. She paid $3 to rent shoes and then $4.50 for each game of bowling. If she spent a total of $21, then how many games did Shakira bowl? WRITE THE CORRECT EQUATION!

• 3b + 4.50 = 21

• 4.50b - 3 = 21

• x/3 + 4.50 = 21

• 4.50b + 3 = 21

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7.10.A

John has 233 dollars to go to the bookstore. He buys 8 books and has 17 dollars left in change. What was the price of each book he bought? WRITE THE CORRECT EQUATION!

• 17b + 8 = 233

• 17b - 8 = 233

• 8b + 17 = 233

• 8b - 17 = 233

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7.10.A

Which of the following situations could be descried by the equation y= -25x + 120

• There are 120 people in the football stadium, and 25 more are entering each hour.

• A plumber charges $25 for a house call and $120 per hour.

• A teacher has 120 students. Her third period has 25 students

• There are 120 gallons of water in a tank. It releases water at a rate of 25 gallons per minute

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7.10.C

In this soccer season, Emma has scored 1 more than twice the number of Nick's goals.  If Emma has scored 15 goals, which equation can be used to find x, the number of Nick's goals?

• x - 15 = 1

• x + 1 = 15

• 2x + 1 = 15

• x + 1 = x + 15

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7.10.A

Trevor had 35 bones left at his roadside skeleton stand. He went to the boneyard and picked up some more bones to stock up the stand. There are now 88 bones at the stand. How many bones did he pick up? Select the equation that represents this scenario.