Solving Two-Step Equations: Real-Life Word Problems

1. Sarah has 3 apples and buys 5 more. If she gives away 2 apples, how many does she have left? Write an equation to represent this situation and solve it.

• 6

• 4

• 8

• 10

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

2. A book costs $12, and a magazine costs $5. If you buy 2 books and 3 magazines, how much do you spend in total? Write an equation and solve it.

• $39

• $45

• $30

• $25

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

3. Tom has x marbles. He buys 4 more and then gives away 2. If he has 10 marbles now, write an equation to find x and solve it.

• 10

• 8

• 12

• 6

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

4. A rectangle has a length of 3x + 2 and a width of 2x + 5. If the perimeter is 30, write an equation to find x and solve it.

• 7.0

• 5.8

• 2.4

• 1.6

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

6. A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $3 each. If you buy 4 pencils and 2 erasers, how much do you spend? Write an equation and solve it.

• $10

• $14

• $16

• $12

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

7. The sum of three consecutive integers is 48. Write an equation to represent this situation and find the integers.

• 14, 15, 16

• 12, 13, 14

• 15, 16, 17

• 18, 19, 20

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

8. A farmer has chickens and cows. If he has 3 times as many chickens as cows and there are 12 cows, how many chickens does he have? Write an equation and solve it.

• 30

• 24

• 36

• 48

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

9. A class has x students. If 5 more students join and the total becomes 30, write an equation to find x and solve it.

• 15

• 25

• 10

• 20

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7