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7th grade Two-step equation word problems worksheet

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Two-step equation word problems

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Ari's plant is 10 cm tall and grows 2 cm each week. Ari draws the bars. After how many weeks is the plant 22 cm tall?
Luz has $6 and saves $3 each week for a $30 book. Luz draws the bars. After how many weeks can Luz buy the book?
Pia counts riders on a bus that starts with 5 riders. At each stop, 3 more get on. After s stops the bus has 20 riders. What equation fits, with s the number of stops?
Bo puts the same number of books on each of 4 shelves, then lends 3 books to a friend. 21 books are left. What equation fits, with f the number of books on each shelf?
Milo has 7 stickers and gets 3 more each day. After d days Milo has 25 stickers. What equation fits, with d the number of days?
Zee practices piano for 10 minutes to warm up, then 5 minutes for each song. In all, Zee practices 40 minutes. What equation fits, with s the number of songs?
Ren has 4 boxes with the same number of crayons. After 4 crayons break, 28 crayons are left. How many crayons were in each box at first?
Esme reads a thermometer at 4°F. The temperature changes by the same amount each hour. After 2 hours it reads -6°F. By how many degrees does it change each hour?
Ari buys 4 identical notebooks and uses a $4 coupon. Ari pays $16. How many dollars does one notebook cost?
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Tala puts the same number of bookmarks on each of 6 shelves, then gives away 12. 30 bookmarks are left. Which number on each shelf makes the story true?
- 42
- 17
- 7
- 3

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About this worksheet

Two-step equation word problems. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can write an equation for a story, like 3s + 5 = 20 for a bus that starts with 5 riders and picks up 3 at each stop.
I can solve it and answer in words: take off the start, then split into equal groups.
I can read the start and the step from a table, handle negative starts and answers, and test an answer by putting it back in the story.

Standard: 7.EE.B.4a, 7.EE.B.3

Words to know

start: The amount there before anything repeats. It happens once, like the 5 riders at the start.

rate (step): The amount that repeats each time, like 3 riders at every stop.

equation: A statement with an equals sign, like 3s + 5 = 20.

bar model (tape diagram): Two bars of equal value: the story's total below, the rate pieces and the start above.

reasonable: An answer that fits the story, like a whole number of weeks.

check: Put your answer back into the story and see that it gives the total.

Common mistakes

Your child did the steps in the wrong order, so a number was divided or taken off at the wrong time. Draw the bars and ask: what was done last in the story, so what do we undo first?

Your child added the extra amount when it had to come off, or took it off when it had to go back on.

Your child stopped one step early, with an answer that is still part of the way there.

What to say

Ask: does this amount come off the total, or go back on?

Ask: what does this number stand for in the story, and is it the thing the question asks for?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with two-step equation word problems?

Your child did the steps in the wrong order, so a number was divided or taken off at the wrong time. Draw the bars and ask: what was done last in the story, so what do we undo first?

Are these 7th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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