Real-Life Two-Step Equations: Solve for Unknowns

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

• 5

• 7

• 10

• 3

A book costs $15. If you have $5 and you want to buy the book, how much more money do you need?

• 10

• 5

• 20

• 15

Tom is 3 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, how old is Tom?

• x + 2

• x + 5

• x - 3

• x + 3

A box contains some chocolates. If you take out 8 chocolates, there are 20 left. How many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 30

• 18

• 28

• 24

Lily has twice as many marbles as Jake. If Jake has x marbles, how many marbles does Lily have?

• x/2

• 3x

• 2x

• x

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in 2 hours?

• 120 miles

• 90 miles

• 180 miles

• 150 miles

The total cost of 3 notebooks and 2 pens is $10. If each notebook costs $2, how much does each pen cost?

• $3

• $4

• $1

• $2

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers. If each row has x flowers and there are 30 flowers in total, how many flowers are in each row?

• 6

• 5

• 8

• 7

A movie ticket costs $12. If you buy 3 tickets, how much do you spend in total?

• $24

• $30

• $48

• $36

A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1 cup of sugar

• 0.5 cups of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar