One Step Word Problems

Marble Middle School paid $500 for 16 graphing calculators. What was the cost for each calculator?

Which equation matches the scenario?

• 1/6x = 15

• 1/6x = 500

• 500 = 6x

• 500 = -6x

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

One sixth of the candies in a bag of M&Ms are orange. If there are 15 orange candies how many M&Ms are in the bag?

Which equation matches the scenario?

• x - 1/6 = 15

• -16x = 15

• 1/6 x = 15

• -15 = 16x

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Jose had $317 in his bank. He spent $65 on a new pair of shoes. How much money does he have left?

• 252

• 352

• 252

• 385

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

There are 32 oak trees currently in the park. Park workers had to cut down 17 oak trees that were damaged. How many oak trees will be in the park when the workers are finished ?

• 49 oak trees

• 8 oak trees

• 15 oak trees

• 45 oak trees

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Robin had 17 math problems for homework. If she finished 8 of them on the bus ride home, how many more did she have to do?

• 25

• 136

• 9

• 2

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

You decide to rent a bike for $25 plus $3.00 per hour.  If you spent a total of $40.00, how many hours did you rent the bike?

• 1 hour
• 4 hours
• 2 hours
• 5 hours

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A group of 8 friends went to a basketball game. They each buy a ticket and decide to share a big bag of popcorn.  One bag of popcorn cost $12.00.  The total cost for all their tickets and one bag of popcorn was $84.00.  How much did each person spend on a ticket?

• $9.00
• $7.00
• $12.00
• $15.00

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

For a field trip, 13 students rode in cars and the rest filled seven buses.  How many students were in each bus if 251 students were on the trip?

• 231
• 5
• 65
• 34

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2