Solving Two-Step Equations: Real-Life Scenarios

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples and now has 5 left. How many apples did she give away? (Let x be the number of apples given away.)

• 7

• 3

• 10

• 4

A book costs $15. If you have $50, how many books can you buy? (Let x be the number of books.)

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 4

Tom is 3 years older than his sister. If the sum of their ages is 27, how old is Tom? (Let x be Tom's age.)

• 21

• 12

• 15

• 18

A rectangle has a length that is 4 meters longer than its width. If the perimeter is 28 meters, what is the width? (Let x be the width.)

• 5 meters

• 6 meters

• 7 meters

• 4 meters

A concert ticket costs $30. If you buy 3 tickets and pay with a $100 bill, how much change will you receive? (Let x be the total cost of tickets.)

• $20

• $5

• $10

• $15

Lily has twice as many marbles as Jake. If together they have 36 marbles, how many marbles does Jake have? (Let x be the number of marbles Jake has.)

• 18

• 14

• 12

• 10

A shirt costs $25 after a 20% discount. What was the original price of the shirt? (Let x be the original price.)

• 30.00

• 25.00

• 31.25

• 20.00

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If you paid $70, how many miles did you drive? (Let x be the number of miles.)

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

A gardener has 50 flowers. He plants some and has 20 left. How many flowers did he plant? (Let x be the number of flowers planted.)

• 30

• 40

• 15

• 25

A movie theater sells popcorn for $5 per bag. If you buy 4 bags and spend $20, how much did you spend on popcorn? (Let x be the total spent on popcorn.)

• $20

• $15

• $25

• $10