7th Grade 2-Step Equations: Solve and Check Variables

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples and now has 5 left. How many apples did she give away?

• 5

• 10

• 3

• 7

A book costs $15. If you have $50, how many books can you buy?

• 5

• 3

• 4

• 2

Tom is 3 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to find Tom's age and solve for x if Tom is 12.

• 10

• 8

• 9

• 7

A movie ticket costs $8. If you buy 3 tickets and pay with a $30 bill, how much change do you get back?

• $8

• $10

• $6

• $4

Lily has twice as many marbles as Jake. If Jake has x marbles and together they have 30 marbles, how many marbles does Jake have?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

A shirt costs $20. If you buy 2 shirts and pay with a $60 bill, how much money do you have left?

• $20

• $30

• $40

• $10

The sum of a number and 7 is 15. What is the number?

• 6

• 8

• 12

• 10

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?

• 200 miles

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

• 150 miles

A gardener has 40 flowers. He plants some and has 25 left. How many flowers did he plant?

• 10

• 15

• 5

• 20

A box contains x candies. If you eat 5 candies and have 10 left, how many candies were in the box originally?

• 25

• 20

• 15

• 10