Two-Step Equation Word Problems
Jeremy bought one bag of apples for $3 and 4 bags of spinach. He spent a total of $19. How much did each bag of spinach cost?
4x + 3 = 19
x = $4
55% of 112 is __
x = 12(55/100)
61.6
20% of the cars in a parking lot are blue. There are 40 cars in the parking lot. How many cars in the lot are blue?
x = 40(20/100)
8 cars
Erica is renting a moving van. She must pay an initial fee of $60 and an additional $0.50 per mile driven. How many miles can Erica drive the moving van if she has $560?
0.5x + 60 = 560
x = 1000 miles
__% of 30 = 6
6 = 30(x/100)
20%
30% of students in a class have blonde hair. There are 9 students in the class that have blonde hair. How many students are in the class?
9 = (30/100)x
30 students
Ivan is pet sitting for his neighbors in order to make money for a new video game console. The console costs $430. Ivan already has $105. If he charges $35 for each pet sitting visit, how many times will he need to pet sit before he can buy the console?
35x + 105 = 420
x = 9 times
__% of 60 is 18?
18 = 60(x/100)
30%
Joe's diner is serving two main dishes today: honey garlic chicken and orange fish fillets. Tonight, the diner served 25 main dishes in total, 14 of which were garlic chicken. What percentage of of the main dishes served were garlic chicken?
14 = 25(x/100)
56%
Mary is decorating her room and wants to buy new wallpaper. She spends $339 to buy 80 square feet of wallpaper. The price she paid includes a $75 installation fee. How much did each square foot of wallpaper cost?
80x + 75 = 339
x = $3.30
40% of __ is 98
98 = (40/100)x
245
Renee and Britney are the two candidates running for class president. There are 28 students in the class. 21 students voted for Renee. What percentage of the students voted for Britney?
7 = 28(x/100)
25%
Kristine has a collection of coins. On Tuesday, Kristine acquired 6 coins for her collection. On Wednesday, half of the coins in her collection were stolen. On Thursday, there were only 16 coins left in her collection. How many coins did Kristine have in her collection on Monday?
(x + 6)/2 = 16
x = 26
25% of __ is 65
65 = (25/100)x
260
Peter is a hockey goalie. He has saved 90% of the shots he has faced this season. If he has faced 300 shots this season, how many goals has he allowed?
x = 300(10/100)
30 goals