Q#55 One Step Story 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-x=29
• x+29=41
• x-29=41

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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?

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

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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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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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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

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  $\frac{x}{3}=13$

• 13(4)=x

• $\frac{x}{4}=13$

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Amanda and her best friend found some money buried in a field. They split the money evenly, each getting $24.28. How much money did they find?

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  $\frac{24.28}{x}=2$

• 2x=24.28

• $\frac{x}{2}=24.28$

• $\frac{24.28}{2}=x$

Write an equation to find how many packages of diapers can you buy with $40 if one package costs $8.

• $p-40=8$

• $8+p=40$

• $\frac{p}{8}=40$

• $8p=40$

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Jen has $29 in savings. Over the week she did some cleaning for her parents and earned some money. She now has $41 saved. Write an equation to find how much money she received?

• $\frac{41}{m}=29$

• $29m=41$

• $m+29=41$

• $m-29=41$

Ashley finds masking tape in packages of 4 rolls for $4.32. What is the cost of one roll in  the package?

• 4x = 4.32
• 4.32x = 4
• 4(4.324) = x
• 4/ 4.32 = x

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Joey and four of his friends went out to eat. They decided to split the bill evenly. Each person paid $11.13. What was the total bill? Write an equation you could use to solve this equation. Use d as your variable.

• d/4=$11.13
• 4d=$11.13
• d/5=$11.13
• 5d=$11.13

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