Solving Multi-Step Equations: A 6th Grade Challenge

Maria has 3 times as many apples as John. If John has x apples and together they have 48 apples, how many apples does John have?

• 20

• 16

• 8

• 12

A book costs $15. If you buy 4 books and pay with a $100 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $30

• $25

• $40

• $50

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is y years old and together they are 25 years old, how old is Tom?

• 10

• 12

• 20

• 15

A rectangle has a length that is 4 meters longer than its width. If the width is w meters and the perimeter is 28 meters, what is the width?

• 7

• 4

• 5

• 6

Sarah bought 3 packs of stickers and 2 packs of markers for a total of $20. If each pack of stickers costs $4, how much does each pack of markers cost?

• $8

• $6

• $2

• $4

In a class, the number of boys is twice the number of girls. If there are g girls and a total of 36 students, how many boys are there?

• 24

• 18

• 12

• 30

A pizza place sells a large pizza for $12 and a medium pizza for $8. If you buy 2 large pizzas and x medium pizzas for a total of $40, how many medium pizzas did you buy?

• 4

• 3

• 1

• 2

Liam has twice as many marbles as Emma. If Emma has m marbles and together they have 30 marbles, how many marbles does Emma have?

• 20

• 5

• 10

• 15

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

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

A farmer has chickens and cows. If the number of cows is 3 more than twice the number of chickens and there are a total of 15 animals, how many chickens does the farmer have?

• 6

• 5

• 2

• 4