Mastering Two-Step Equations: Balance and Solve!

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

• 3

• 6

• 4

• 7

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

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 2

Tom has twice as many marbles as Jerry. If Jerry has 8 marbles, how many marbles does Tom have?

• 20

• 16

• 10

• 12

A box contains some chocolates. If you take out 6 chocolates, there are 14 left. How many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 16

• 18

• 22

• 20

Lily bought 3 packs of stickers. Each pack has the same number of stickers. If she has 24 stickers in total, how many stickers are in each pack?

• 10

• 6

• 12

• 8

A gardener planted some flowers. After planting 10 more, he has 30 flowers. How many flowers did he plant initially?

• 25

• 35

• 15

• 20

A movie ticket costs $12. If you have $60, how many tickets can you buy and how much money will you have left?

• 4 tickets and $12 left

• 5 tickets and $0 left

• 6 tickets and $12 left

• 3 tickets and $24 left

Sam has 20 toy cars. He gives away some and now has 12 left. How many toy cars did he give away?

• 8

• 15

• 10

• 5

A baker made some cookies. After selling 15 cookies, he has 25 left. How many cookies did he make in total?

• 35

• 40

• 50

• 30

A school has 200 students. If 50 more students enroll, how many students will there be in total?

• 200

• 300

• 250

• 150