Real-Life Two-Step Equations: Identify & Translate

Maria has some marbles. If she buys 8 more marbles, she will have 20 marbles. How many marbles did she start with?

• 12

• 10

• 18

• 15

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

• 5

• 2

• 4

• 3

Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If the sum of their ages is 28, how old is Tom?

• 20

• 16

• 18

• 12

A store sells pencils for $2 each. If you buy some pencils and spend $10, how many pencils did you buy?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 10

Lily has twice as many stickers as her friend. If together they have 36 stickers, how many stickers does Lily have?

• 30

• 24

• 18

• 12

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

• 6

• 8

• 5

• 7

Jake has some money. He spends $12 and then has $28 left. How much money did he have initially?

• 50

• 40

• 20

• 30

A box contains some chocolates. If you eat 3 chocolates and then have 15 left, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 15

• 21

• 12

• 18

Samantha is saving money for a toy. If she saves $5 each week and has saved $25 so far, how many weeks has she been saving?

• 3 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 10 weeks

• 7 weeks

A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of sugar do you need in total?

• 10 cups

• 8 cups

• 4 cups

• 6 cups