TWO STEP EQUATIONS WORD PROBLEMS WORKSHEET

1)  The sum of three times a number x and 5 is 17. What is the number?               Solution

2)  As a membership fee, a health club charges a one-time amount of $40 and charges $25 for each month. The total fee after m months is $240. What is the value of m?

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3)  A runner warms up for ten minutes and then takes seven minutes to run each mile. The total time after r miles is 45 minutes. How many miles are run?      Solution

4)  Jaimie picks out a blouse to purchase. It is on sale for 25% off plus she has got $10 off coupon. She pays $23 for the blouse. Determine the original price.

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5)  Michael is collecting sea glass from the beach. He begins with 14 pieces in his collection and adds 3 new pieces per day. Determine how many days it will take Michael to have 80 pieces of sea glasses in his collection.           Solution

6)  Jacob joined a gym last year. His total bill for the year was $410 including a monthly membership fee and a one-time $50 enrollment fee.            Solution

7)  The cell phone company charges $44.95 a month and $0.25 per text message. The bill for the month is $60.45. How many texts (x) were sent?              Solution