One-Step Word Problems

Tyrell has saved $62 to buy a new phone. How many more dollars must Tyrell save if the cost of the phone is $89? Let d be the number of dollars Tyrell must still save?

• 62 + d = 89

• 62d = 89

• d ÷ 89 = 62

• d - 62 = 89

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A 5 pound bag of candy sells for $5.10. How much would a 1 pound bag of candy cost? Write and solve an equation to find the cost of a one pound bag of candy.

• 5.10/5 = c

• 5c = 5.10

• 5(5.10) = c

• c/5 = 5.10

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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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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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Sally bought three candy bars for a total of $18.00. How much did each candy bar cost? Write an equation to solve this problem. Use c as your variable.

• 18c=6
• c + 6= 18
• c +18 = 6
• 3c=18

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Ashlyn is cooking muffins. The recipe calls for 7 cups of sugar. She already put in 2 cups. How many more cups does she need to put in?

• 7 ÷ 2 = x

• 2 - x = 7

• 2 + x = 7

• 7x = 2

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If one roll of masking tape costs $1.15, how many rolls can Emma buy with $5.75?  Which equation can be used to find the solution?

Baby Gap and her best friend split the amount of money they earned over the weekend mowing lawns. If each person got $30.00, what is the total amount of money they earned? Which equation could you use to solve this problem?

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After paying $8.35 for a sandwich, Lil Vulgris has $19.79. How much money did she start with? Which equation could you use to solve this problem?

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