2 Step Equations
Solve the following equation.
5x + 2 = 12
x=2
Solve the following equation:
3(2x + 4) = 24
x=2
Solve the following equauton:
5(1 + 4m) - 2m = -13
m=-1
A repairman charges a fixed fee of $50 plus $20 per hour. Ella has a broken sink, so she called the repairman. If the repairman charged Ella $150, how many hours did it take to fix the sink?
Write an equation and solve.
50 + 20x = 150
x=5
Raymond and two friends go shopping. They each buy a backpack, and also purchase $12.50 in other school supplies. They spend a total of $121.47. How much does each new backpack cost?
Write an equation and solve.
3(x + 12.50) = 121.47
x=27.99
Solve the following equation:
1/2x + 4 = 12
x=16
Solve the following equaiton:
12(x - 2) = 72
x=4
Solve the following equation:
2 + 3(x - 5) = 44
x=9
Yami bought a drink and 3 bags of Takis. The drink cost $0.99 and she spent a total of $8.46. How much does each bag of Takis cost?
Write an equation and solve.
0.99 + 3x = 8.46
x=2.49
A group of 4 friends went to a frozen yogurt shop. Each friend orders a medium cup of yogurt for a base price of x dollars. Every friend also adds a topping for an additional $1.75. The total bill for the entire group was $33. How much does a medium cup of yogurt cost?
Write an equation and solve.
4(x + 1.75)= 33
x=6.5
Solve the following equation:
-1/3x + 4 = -2
x=18
x=3
Solve the following equation:
-8(2k + 3/4) + 5 = -121
k=7.5
OR
x=15/2
A plumber charges a flat fee of $65 for a home visit, plus $75 per hour for labor. The total bill was $196.25. How many hours did the plumber work?
Write an equation and solve.
65 + 75x = 196.25
x=1.75
A school's science club is taking 12 members on a field trip to a museum. The members have to buy a museum ticket (t) and an additional $4.50 to watch a 3D movie at the museum. If the total cost was $162.00, what was the cost for each members ticket?
Write an equation and solve.
12( t + 4.50) = 162.00
t=9
Solve the following equation:
-5.4 - 7.8x = -78.408
x=9.36
Solve the following equation:
1/2(4x + 4.5) = 18
x = 7.875
OR
x = 63/8
Solve the following equation:
1/5(4m + 1) - 1/2 = -5.5
m= -6.5
OR
m= -13/2
Eric pays the mechanic $60 per hour, plus $350 for parts to get his car fixed. Eric's bill was $1,100. How many hours did they work on Eric's car?
Write an equation and solve.
60x + 350 = 1,100
x=12.5
A group of 8 coworkers sign up for a charity fun run. Each coworker pays a registration fee (r). Because they are a corporate team, the race organization applied a $5.75 discount per person. The total amount paid for the entire team is $154.00.
Write an equation and solve.
8(r + 5.75)=154.00
r=13.50
-3/2x - 2.547 = -61
-38.9686667
Solve the following equation:
1/5(20x - 30.5) = 161/10
x = 5.55
OR
x= 111/20
m = 51/14
Jane bought 4 movie tickets. She had a coupon for $17 off. Jane paid a total of $45. What was the cost of each movie ticket?
Write an equation and solve.
4x - 17 = 45
x=7
A store sells candy for $3.50 per pound. A customer already placed 12.25 pounds of candy in a bag and then added x more pounds of candy. The total cost for the bag of candy is $77.49. How many pounds of candy were added to the bag?
Write and solve an equation.
3.50(x +12.25)=77.49
x=9.89