Two step word problems
Solve:
I had some beads. My friend gave me 20 more, but then half of them got lost. I still had 30 beads left. How many did I start with?
40 beads
5 + 4 = x + 2
x = 7
2x + 6 = 10
x = 2
5/20
1/4
I just found a bunch of cash in my old bag! Score! There were five $20 bills and four $5 bills. I owe $25 to my cousin, so how much will I have after I pay her back?
$95
7 + 1 = x + 5
x = 3
27 = 2x + 7
x = 10
3/12
1/4
I found some Easter eggs that each had 6 candies inside. Then I got 8 more candies. I had 44 candies total. How many Easter eggs did I find?
6 Easter Eggs
4 + x = 5 + 8
x = 9
3 + x + x = 17
x = 7
12/18
2/3
I don't remember where my car's odometer started before my road trip. I know I drove 230 miles, then another 450 miles. Afterwards my odometer read 24,058. How many miles were on my car before the road trip?
23,378 miles
12 + 34 = x + 20
x = 26
54 = x + x + x + 42
x = 4
30/50
3/5
Over the summer I worked mowing lawns for a few days in June and 20 days in August. I made $30 per day, and made a total of $900
10 days
230 + 57 = 90 + x
x = 197
8(10) + x = 3x + 20
x = 30
24/100
6/25