One Step Equations Word Problems

Amy was given an amount of money, m, for a good grades on her report card. She spent $15.00 and now has $25.32. How much money did she get for good grades? Write an equation you could use to solve this problem. Use m as your variable.

• m-25.32=15
• m/25.32
• m-15=25.32
• 15m=25.32

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Working together, Joy and Steve collected 53 pounds of aluminum cans for recycling. If Joy collected 20 pounds, find the number of pounds, x, that Steve collected. Using x as your variable write an equation to solve.

• 20x=53
• x-20=53
• x-53=20
• x+20=53

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Nancy won a certain number of pieces of gum playing the bean bag toss at the county fair. At school she gave 21 away to her classmates. She only has 5 remaining. How many did she give away? Write an equation to solve this problem using g as your variable.

• g/21=5
• g-21=5
• g-5=21
• g+5=21

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Andrew has saved $55 toward the purchase of an IPOD. The IPOD costs $145. Which equation represents the amount Andrew needs to save to by the IPOD?

• 55 + x = 145
• 145x = 55
• 55 - x = 145
• 145 (55) = x

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After paying $3.32 for a sandwich, Brenda has $19.79. How much money did she start with? Which equation could you use to solve this problem?

• 3.32m=19.79
• m-19.97=3.32
• m-3.32=19.79

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After paying $5.12 for a salad, Norachai has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad? (What is the unknown and what would be the equation?)

• n=amount of $ he had at 1st; n + $5.12 = $27.10
• n=amount of $ he had at 1st; n - $5.12 = $27.10
• n=cost of the salad; n - $5.12 = $27.10
• n=amount of $ he had at 1st; $5.12 - n = $27.10

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WRITE AN EQUATION
After paying $7.12 for a Zaxby's meal, Coach Rice has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the meal?

• 27.10+7.12=x
• 27.10-7.12=x
• x-7.12=27.10
• 7.12+x=27.10

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TayShawn can pay $16 for a membership to the skate park and then go to the skate park for just $1 per visit. What is the maximum number of visits TayShawn can make for a total cost of $25?

• 9 visits
• 41 visits
• 17 visits
• 26 visits

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