One Step Equation Set Up Word Problems

Which choice models this situation?

Last week, James worked 35 hours in 5 days on the farm. He worked the same number of hours each day. How many hours did he work each day?

• h - 5 = 35

• h + 5 = 35

• 5h = 35

• h/5 = 35

Which choice models this situation? William needs to sell 25 Husky Cards for a fundraiser by Friday. So far, he has sold 9 cards. How many tickets does he still need to sell?

• t - 9 = 25

• t + 9 = 25

• 9t = 25

• t/9 = 25

Which choice models this situation?

At ACHI, there are 5 art classes with 24 students per class. How many students altogether are in the art classes?

• s - 5 = 24

• s + 5 = 24

• 5s = 24

• s/5 = 24

Which choice models this situation?

Hadlee needed new pencils for school today. She took 6 pencils from a new box of pencils. If there are 18 pencils left in the box, how many pencils were in the brand new box?

• p - 6 = 18

• p + 6 = 18

• 6p = 18

• p/6 = 18

Which choice models this situation?

Maddi participated in a read-a-thon. Mrs. Dunnmeyer pledged $4 for each book read. When it ended, she gave Maddi a total of $44. How many books did Maddi read?

• b - 4 = 44

• b + 4 = 33

• 4b = 44

• b/4 = 44

Brooklyn is preparing for her younger sister's birthday party. She splits a jar of lollipops evenly among 6 goody bags. The goody bags ends up with 4 lollipops per bag.

Which equation can you use to find the number of lollipops n in the jar?

• n/6 = 4

• n - 4 = 6

• 4n = 6

• n + 6 = 4

What is the inverse operation of division?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Addition

• Subtraction

What what is the inverse operation of subtraction?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

What equation matches this situation?
Robyn had some video games then bought 4 more.  Now she has a total of 10 games.

• v - 4 = 10

• v + 4 = 10

• 10 - 4 = v

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2. Cheryl gets paid $8 per hour for her job at the record store.  She made a total of $96 last week.  Which equation models this situation?

• 96h = 8

• h/96 = 8

• 8h = 96

• h/8 = 96