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Two-Step Equation Word Problems Date________________ Period____

1) 331 students went on a field trip. Six buses 2) Aliyah had $24 to spend on seven pencils.
were filled and 7 students traveled in cars. After buying them she had $10. How much
How many students were in each bus? did each pencil cost?

3) The sum of three consecutive numbers is 72. 4) The sum of three consecutive even numbers
What are the smallest of these numbers? is 48. What are the smallest of these
numbers?

5) You bought a magazine for $5 and four 6) Maria bought seven boxes. A week later
erasers. You spent a total of $25. How half of all her boxes were destroyed in a fire.
much did each eraser cost? There are now only 22 boxes left. With
how many did she start?

7) Sumalee won 40 super bouncy balls playing 8) Imani spent half of her weekly allowance
horseshoes at her school's game night. playing mini-golf. To earn more money her
Later, she gave two to each of her friends. parents let her wash the car for $4. What is
She only has 8 remaining. How many her weekly allowance if she ended with
friends does she have? $12?

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children. She first took ten pieces for age is 244?
herself and then evenly divided the rest
among her children. Each child received
two pieces. With how many pieces did she
start?

11) Jill sold half of her comic books and then 12) For a field trip 4 students rode in cars and
bought sixteen more. She now has 36. With the rest filled nine buses. How many
how many did she begin? students were in each bus if 472 students
were on the trip?

13) On Tuesday Shanice bought five hats. On 14) The Cooking Club made some pies to sell at
Wednesday half of all the hats that she had a basketball game to raise money for the
were destroyed. On Thursday there were new math books. The cafeteria contributed
only 17 left. How many did she have on four pies to the sale. Each pie was then cut
Monday? into five pieces and sold. There were a total
of 60 pieces to sell. How many pies did the
club make?

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Two-Step Equation Word Problems Date________________ Period____

1) 331 students went on a field trip. Six buses 2) Aliyah had $24 to spend on seven pencils.
were filled and 7 students traveled in cars. After buying them she had $10. How much
How many students were in each bus? did each pencil cost?
54 $2

3) The sum of three consecutive numbers is 72. 4) The sum of three consecutive even numbers
What are the smallest of these numbers? is 48. What are the smallest of these
numbers?
23
14

5) You bought a magazine for $5 and four 6) Maria bought seven boxes. A week later
erasers. You spent a total of $25. How half of all her boxes were destroyed in a fire.
much did each eraser cost? There are now only 22 boxes left. With
how many did she start?
$5
37

7) Sumalee won 40 super bouncy balls playing 8) Imani spent half of her weekly allowance
horseshoes at her school's game night. playing mini-golf. To earn more money her
Later, she gave two to each of her friends. parents let her wash the car for $4. What is
She only has 8 remaining. How many her weekly allowance if she ended with
friends does she have? $12?
16 $16

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children. She first took ten pieces for age is 244?
herself and then evenly divided the rest
78
among her children. Each child received
two pieces. With how many pieces did she
start?
18

11) Jill sold half of her comic books and then 12) For a field trip 4 students rode in cars and
bought sixteen more. She now has 36. With the rest filled nine buses. How many
how many did she begin? students were in each bus if 472 students
were on the trip?
40
52

13) On Tuesday Shanice bought five hats. On 14) The Cooking Club made some pies to sell at
Wednesday half of all the hats that she had a basketball game to raise money for the
were destroyed. On Thursday there were new math books. The cafeteria contributed
only 17 left. How many did she have on four pies to the sale. Each pie was then cut
Monday? into five pieces and sold. There were a total
of 60 pieces to sell. How many pies did the
29
club make?
8

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