Two-Step+Equations+with+Rational+Numbers

Sample Two-Step Equations with Rational Numbers:

To stay in shape for his coaching job, Mr. Colbert runs 4 miles every day. He jogs from home to the school track, which is ¾ mile away. He then runs laps around the ¼-mile track. Mr. Colbert then jogs home. If he ran each lap in 1-1/2 minutes, how much time did he spend jogging around the track?

Owen had some golf balls with a bloodshot eye design on them. After his grandpa gave him 17 more, he was able to give 25 kids at a tournament 4 golf balls each, without any left over. They were excited because they'd never seen golf balls like that before. How many golf balls did Owen have at the beginning?

Mr. Pace’s car broke down on his way to Santiago Hills. A car mechanic charged $45 per hour for his labor, and the auto parts cost $430.35. The bill Mr. Pace had to pay was $722.85. How many hours did the mechanic work?

A t-shirt printing shop charged the Santiago Hills PTA a one-time $120 set up fee for our Siberian Tiger logo. The owners then said that after that, each t-shirt would only cost $3.19 to make. The total bill the PTA had to pay was $273.12. How many t-shirts did they order? In the end, how much did each t-shirt actually cost the PTA? Do you think this was a good deal? Why or why not?

Mrs. Tekstra worked at Nordstrom's, where she earned $9.50 per hour. In one week she earned $250 in sales commissions, and her total salary for that week was $582.50. How many hours did she work that week?

Elton had some money in his piggy bank. He used $3 to by a Kona ice on Friday at school. He then divided the remaining money into two equal portions, deciding to keep one portion in his piggy bank and spend the other portion on Legos. If Elton had $37 to spend on Legos at the end, how much money did he have in the beginning?