One Step Equations Quiz

Davit had 5 comic books. Emma gifted him some more comic books and then he had 12 comic books in total. How many comic books did Emma give to Davit?

• 7

• 15

• 10

• 3

Answer explanation

To solve for x, subtract 5 from both sides of the equation. This gives x = 7. Therefore, the correct answer is 7.

Millie had 20 apples from her apple picking trip. She shared some with her friend Willis. After sharing, she counted and found she has 8 apples left. How many apples did Millie share with Willis?

• She shared 10 apples

• She shared 12 apples

• She shared 15 apples

• She shared 18 apples

Answer explanation

To solve for y, subtract 8 from both sides of the equation. This gives 20 - 8 = y. Simplifying, we get y = 12. Therefore, the correct answer is y = 12.

Davit has 12 apples from his apple tree and he wants to distribute them equally among his friends Van, Ava, Sahel, and Brighton. If he gives each friend z apples, and he has no apples left after distributing them, how many apples does each friend receive?

• z = 5

• z = 3

• z = 15

• z = 10

Answer explanation

To solve for z, divide both sides of the equation by 6. This gives z = 5, which matches the correct answer choice.

Emma has 28 books. She wants to distribute them equally among her 4 friends including Marilynn, Layha, Easton and Brighton. How many books will each friend get if b represents the number of books each friend gets? Solve for b: 4b = 28

• b = 20

• b = 11

• b = 6

• b = 7

Answer explanation

To solve the equation a ÷ 4 = 7, we need to multiply both sides by 4. This gives us a = 28. Therefore, the correct answer is a = 28.

Jamo had some candies. If he adds 8 more candies to his collection, he will have 15 candies. Write an equation to represent this scenario.

• x + 8 = 15

• x * 8 = 15

• x / 8 = 15

• x - 8 = 15

Answer explanation

The equation x + 8 = 15 represents the given word problem, where x is the number. By adding 8 to x, we get the result 15. Therefore, x + 8 = 15 is the correct equation.

DaShyrah has 3 apples. During a school trip, Makayla gives her some more apples. If she now has 23 apples, how many apples Makayla give to DaShyrah?

• x = 26

• x = 20

• x = 15

• x = 10

Answer explanation

To solve the equation 3x + 5 = 23, we need to isolate x. Subtracting 5 from both sides gives 3x = 18. Dividing both sides by 3, we find x = 6. Therefore, the correct answer is x = 6.

Emily had 15 apples. She gave some to Ava and was left with 9 apples. How many apples did Emily give to Ava?

• She gave 10 apples

• She gave 6 apples

• She gave 12 apples

• She gave 3 apples

Answer explanation

To solve for y, subtract 9 from both sides of the equation. This gives 15 - y - 9. Simplifying, we get -y = -6. Multiplying both sides by -1, we find y = 6. Therefore, the correct answer is y = 6.

April has 4 baskets and each basket contains the same number of apples. If she picked a total of 32 apples from her apple tree, how many apples are there in each basket?

• 10 apples

• 12 apples

• 6 apples

• 8 apples

Answer explanation

To solve the equation 4z = 32, divide both sides by 4. This gives z = 8. Therefore, the correct answer is z = 8.

Julian has 36 boxes of chocolates. If he divides them equally among his 6 friends, how many boxes will each friend get?

• Each friend will get 15 boxes

• Each friend will get 10 boxes

• Each friend will get 6 boxes

• Each friend will get 54 boxes

Answer explanation

To solve the equation a ÷ 6 = 9, we need to multiply both sides by 6. This gives us a = 54. Therefore, the correct answer is a = 54.

Alma had a certain number of Stanley cups. If she gave 5 Stanley cups to Gigi, she was left with 10 Stanley cups. Write an equation to represent this scenario.

• x + 5 = 10

• x + 10 = 5

• x - 5 = 10

• x - 10 = 5

Answer explanation

The correct equation is x - 5 = 10 because the problem states that a number is decreased by 5, resulting in 10.