Solving Two-Step Equations: Real-World Word Problems

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

• 7

• 10

• 5

• 3

Maria has 3 times as many marbles as John. If John has y marbles and Maria has 15 marbles, how many marbles does John have?

• 7

• 3

• 5

• 10

A book costs $12. If you have $x and want to buy 2 books, how much money do you need?

• $36

• $18

• $30

• $24

The temperature was 5 degrees above zero. If it drops by y degrees and the new temperature is -3 degrees, what is y?

• 5

• 8

• 10

• 3

A movie ticket costs $8. If you buy x tickets and spend $40, how many tickets did you buy?

• 4

• 6

• 7

• 5

A gardener has 20 flowers. If he plants x more flowers and now has 35 flowers, how many flowers did he plant?

• 10

• 5

• 15

• 25

A box contains x toys. If you take out 5 toys and now have 10 left, how many toys were in the box originally?

• 20

• 10

• 25

• 15

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. If it travels for x hours and covers 180 miles, how long did it travel?

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

• 5 hours

• 2 hours

A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make x batches and have 10 cups of sugar, how many batches can you make?

• 3 batches

• 2 batches

• 7 batches

• 5 batches

A concert ticket costs $50. If you have $x and want to buy 3 tickets, how much money do you need?

• $200

• $75

• $100

• $150