[one step] Word Problems

WRITE AN EQUATION
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-x=29
• x+29=41
• x-29=41

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WRITE AN EQUATION
After paying $5.12 for a salad, Norachai has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad?

• 27.10+5.12=x
• 27.10-5.12=x
• x-5.12=27.10
• 5.12+x=27.10

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Robin made $24.00 one weekend and some money, m, the next. She made a total of $65.00. How much money did Robin make the second weekend? Using m as your variable write an equation to solve this problem.

• 24m=65
• m/24=65
• m+24=65
• m-24=65

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

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

• a/2 = 20
• 2a = 20
• 20/a = 2
• 2/a = 20

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WRITE AN EQUATION
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?

• 4x=13
• x/3=13
• 13(4)=x
• x/4=13

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

There are 24 cupcakes.  Riley, Maggie, and Laura each have an equal amount of cupcakes.  How many cupcakes does each person have?

• 8
• 24

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Joel has 3 bags of cookies. Each bag has 5 cookies in it. What is the total amount of cookies Joel has?

• 8 cookies
• 14 cookies
• 2 cookies
• 15 cookies

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