Solving Real-World Problems with 2-Step Equations

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $3 each. If a student buys a total of 10 items and spends $24, how many pencils did they buy?

• 4

• 8

• 5

• 6

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has 5 marbles and Maria gives 3 to John, they will have the same number of marbles. How many marbles does Maria have initially?

• 10

• 12

• 8

• 6

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer pays $70, how many miles did they drive?

• 200 miles

• 150 miles

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 8 flowers and the gardener plants a total of 56 flowers, how many rows did the gardener plant?

• 8

• 7

• 9

• 6

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A book costs $15 and a magazine costs $5. If a student buys 3 books and some magazines for a total of $60, how many magazines did they buy?

• 2

• 1

• 5

• 3

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A movie theater sells tickets for $12 each and snacks for $5 each. If a family spends $57 on tickets and snacks and buys 4 tickets, how many snacks did they buy?

• 3

• 5

• 1

• 2

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A school is selling tickets for a fundraiser. If adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5, and they sold a total of 50 tickets for $400, how many adult tickets were sold?

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 35

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A baker made a batch of cookies. If each cookie costs $1.50 and the total cost for 20 cookies is $30, how many cookies did the baker make?

• 25

• 20

• 15

• 30

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A gym charges a monthly fee of $30 plus $10 for each class attended. If a member pays $80 in total, how many classes did they attend?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 10

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A farmer has chickens and cows. If there are 20 animals in total and the number of chickens is 4 more than the number of cows, how many chickens does the farmer have?

• 8

• 10

• 15

• 12

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C