Equations in Action: Solving Multistep Word Problems

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

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles and together they have 36 marbles, how many marbles does each person have?

• John has 12 marbles and Maria has 24 marbles.

• John has 10 marbles and Maria has 26 marbles.

• John has 18 marbles and Maria has 36 marbles.

• John has 15 marbles and Maria has 30 marbles.

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch that uses 5 cups of flour, how much sugar will you need?

• 3.33 cups of sugar

• 1.5 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

• 4 cups of sugar

In a class, the number of boys is 4 more than twice the number of girls. If there are g girls in the class and a total of 28 students, how many boys and girls are there?

• 15 boys and 13 girls

• 25 boys and 3 girls

• 20 boys and 8 girls

• 10 boys and 18 girls

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 5 flowers and there are x rows, and the total number of flowers is 45, how many rows are there?

• 9

• 8

• 10

• 7

A book costs $15 and a magazine costs $5. If you buy a total of 8 items and spend $70, how many books and magazines did you buy?

• 3 books and 5 magazines

• 2 books and 6 magazines

• 4 books and 4 magazines

• 1 book and 7 magazines

A swimming pool can be filled by two hoses. The first hose can fill the pool in 4 hours, and the second hose can fill it in 6 hours. How long will it take to fill the pool if both hoses are used together?

• 1.5 hours

• 2.4 hours

• 5 hours

• 3 hours

A concert ticket costs $30, and a VIP ticket costs $50. If you bought a total of 10 tickets and spent $400, how many of each type of ticket did you buy?

• 5 concert tickets and 5 VIP tickets

• 4 concert tickets and 6 VIP tickets

• 3 concert tickets and 7 VIP tickets

• 6 concert tickets and 4 VIP tickets

A farmer has chickens and cows. If the number of chickens is 3 times the number of cows and there are a total of 48 animals, how many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• Chickens: 40, Cows: 15

• Chickens: 36, Cows: 12

• Chickens: 30, Cows: 10

• Chickens: 24, Cows: 8