Solving Multi-Step Equations: Fun Challenges for 7th Graders

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $1 each. If you buy a total of 10 items and spend $16, how many pencils did you buy?

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 4

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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

• 20

• 25

• 10

• 15

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour and sugar do you need in total?

• 8 cups of flour and 4 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of flour and 6 cups of sugar

• 15 cups of flour and 10 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of flour and 8 cups of sugar

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If you paid $70 for your rental, how many miles did you drive?

• 50 miles

• 150 miles

• 100 miles

• 200 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

In a class, the number of boys is 5 more than twice the number of girls. If there are g girls in the class and a total of 35 students, how many boys are there?

• 15

• 30

• 20

• 25

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 8 flowers and there are r rows, and the total number of flowers is 64, how many rows are there?

• 6

• 8

• 12

• 10

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A book costs $15 and a magazine costs $5. If you buy a total of 6 items and spend $70, how many books did you buy?

• 5

• 3

• 4

• 2

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

A swimming pool is filled with water at a rate of 3 gallons per minute. If it takes 20 minutes to fill the pool, how many gallons of water does the pool hold?

• 30 gallons

• 120 gallons

• 90 gallons

• 60 gallons

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A concert ticket costs $25, and you also spend $10 on snacks. If you have $100, how many tickets can you buy?

• 4

• 3

• 1

• 2

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A farmer has chickens and cows. If the number of cows is 3 times the number of chickens and there are a total of 24 animals, how many chickens does the farmer have?

• 6

• 10

• 8

• 4

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B