Two-step equation word problems

Answer Key - Grade 7 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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1. 1.

   Noah and 3 friends each walk some km to the park and 1.5 km around the lake. Together they walk 14 km. What equation fits, with x the km to the park?

   4(x + 1.5) = 14
2. 2.

   Tala's bathtub holds 40 gallons of water and drains 2.5 gallons each minute. After how many minutes does it hold 15 gallons?

   10
3. 3.

   At noon at Jun's campsite it is 8°F. It drops 3°F each hour. After how many hours is it -10°F?

   6
4. 4.

   Bo has 7 loose stickers and buys sticker sheets with 4 rows of 6 stickers each. In all Bo has 127 stickers. How many sheets did Bo buy?

   5
5. 5.

   Milo ties 5 equal ribbons. Each ribbon is some meters long plus a 0.5 m bow. All together they measure 12.5 meters. How many meters long is one ribbon without its bow?

   2
6. 6.

   Table. Weeks: 0, 1, 2, 3. Height in cm: 8, 11, 14, 17. Ren measures a plant each week (see the table). The pattern keeps going. After how many weeks is the plant 44 cm tall?

   12
7. 7.

   Table. Weeks: 0, 1, 2, 3. Savings in dollars: 5, 9, 13, 17. Esme tracks savings each week (see the table). The pattern keeps going. After how many weeks does Esme have $45?

   10
8. 8.

   Table. Days: 0, 1, 2, 3. Pages left: 90, 78, 66, 54. Noah tracks the pages left in a book (see the table). The pattern keeps going. After how many days are 18 pages left?

   6
9. 9.

   Luz hikes 2/5 of a trail and then 4 more miles, for 12 miles in all. Which trail length makes the story true?

   • 40
   • 8
   • 26
   • 20
10. 10.

    Jun reads 3/4 of a book and then 6 more pages, for 51 pages in all. Which book length makes the story true?

    • 62
    • 76
    • 60
    • 45