One step word problems

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Last Friday Trevon had $29. Over the

weekend he received some money for cleaning the attic. He now has $41. How much money did he receive?

• 29+41=x

• 41(29)=x

• 41-29=x

• 41/29=x

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After paying $5 for a salad, Norachai has $27. How much money did he have before buying the salad?

• 27+5=x

• 27-5=x

• 27(5)=x

• 27/5=x

Amy was given an amount of money, x, for a good grades on her report card. She spent $15 and now has $25. How much money did she get for good grades? Write an equation you could use to solve this problem. Use x as your variable.

• 15+25=x

• 25-15=x

• 15(25)=x

• 25/15=x

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.

• 20+53=x

• 53-20=x

• 20(53)=x

• 50/23=x

Robin made $24 one weekend and some money, x, the next. She made a total of $65. How much money did Robin make the second weekend? Using x as your variable write an equation to solve this problem.

• 24+65=x

• 65-24=x

• 24(65)=x

• 65/24=x

Apples cost $2 per pound. How many pounds of apples can you buy for $20?

• 2+20=x

• 20-2=x

• 2(20)=x

• 20/2=x

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At a restaurant, Mike and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $13 then what was the total bill?

• 1+3+13=x

• 13-4=x

• 13(4)=x

• 13/3=x

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How many packages of diapers can you buy with $40 if one package costs $8?

• 8+40=x

• 40-8=x

• 8(40)=x

• 40/8=x

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Amanda and her best friend found some money buried in a field. They split the money evenly, each getting $24. How much money did they find?

• 1+1+24=x

• 24-2=x

• 2(24)=x

• 24/2=x

Joey and four of his friends went out to eat. They decided to split the bill evenly. Each person paid $11. What was the total bill? Write an equation you could use to solve this equation. Use x as your variable.

• 1+4+11=x

• 11-5=x

• 5(11)=x

• 11/5=x