Two-Step Word Problems Name:
For each word problem, write a two step equation, using the given variable. Solve showing algebraic steps.
1. At McDonald’s, a six-piece Chicken McNuggets and a medium 2. Mr. Schmidt is saving money to go to the Daytona 500, a
fries have a total of 602 calories. The medium fries have 350 NASCAR race. The trip will cost a total of $1500. Mr.
calories. Find the amount of calories in one Chicken Schmidt has already saved $150 and plans to earn the rest of the
McNugget. Let m represent the amount of calories in one money tutoring at $75 per hour. How many hours of tutoring
McNugget. will be needed to pay for the trip? Let h represent the number
of tutoring hours to afford the trip.
3. You and two friends shared a pizza. You also got a Coke for 4. A long distance phone call is made using 10-10-220. They
$1.75. You paid a total of $8.40. What was the price of the charge $0.99 for the first 20 minutes, and $0.07 for each
pizza? Let p represent the cost of the pizza. additional minute. A long distance phone call, using 10-10-220,
costs a total of $2.81. Find the total number of minutes used to
make this long distance phone call. Let a represent the number
of additional minutes used.
5. You and four friends go out to eat dinner and split the bill 6. Mr. Schmidt’s car has a 15.8 gallon gas tank. He pulls into the
evenly. Your friends ditch you leaving you to pay the tip, $6. station with 2.6 gallons left in the tank. If the gas pump pumps
You end up spending a total of $14, the cost of your portion of 2.2 gallons per minute, how long will it take to fill the tank. Let
the bill and the entire tip. What was the cost of the dinner? Let m represent the number of minutes to fill the gas tank.
d represent the cost of the dinner.
7. The PTA needs to raise $15,000 from its membership. Each 8. Steve is on a weight loss program. His goal weight is 195
membership brings in $25. If they begin with $2500, how pounds. He currently weighs 339 pounds and plans to lose three
many memberships will be needed? Let m represent the pounds each week. How long will it take him to reach his goal?
number of memberships. Let w represent the number of weeks to reach his goal.
9. Homer is trying to gain weight. He currently weighs 232 10.A deck of cards was dealt out equally to 7 people with 2
pounds and will gain four pounds each week on his new diet. remaining cards. How many cards were in the deck originally?
How many weeks will it take for Homer to reach 300 pounds? Let c represent the total number of cards.
Let w represent the number of weeks to reach his goal weight?
[Link] a day at the Santa Monica Pier, you spent a total of $35. 12.A 355mL can of Coke has a leak in it. The can is leaking 5 mL
You spent $8 on food and the rest on ride tickets at $2.25 each. per minute. How long will it take for the can to have 100 mL
How many ride tickets did you buy? Let r represent the number remaining? Let m represent the number of minutes.
of ride tickets purchased.
[Link] mail a first class letter, the cost is $0.39 for the first sense 14.A hot cup of coffee is 180oF. It loses heat at a rate of 4oF per
and $0.24 for each additional ounce. If the cost to mail a letter minute. How long will it take for the coffee to be 70oF? Let m
was $3.03, how many ounces was it? Let t represent the total represent the number of minutes.
weight of the letter.