One-Step Equation Story Problems

At a restaurant, Mario and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $13, what was the total bill?

• The bill was $52.

• The bill was $3.25.

• The bill was $17.

• The bill was $39.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

How many packages of diapers can you buy with $40 if one package costs $8?

• You can buy 48 packages of diapers.

• You can buy 32 packages of diapers.

• You can buy 320 packages of diapers.

• You can buy 5 packages of diapers.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Last Friday Marco had $29. Over the weekend he received some money for cleaning the attic. He now has $41. Write an equation to find how much money he received?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Now use your equation to solve:

Last Friday Marco had $29. Over the weekend he received some money for cleaning the attic. He now has $41. How much money did he receive?

• Marco received $20.

• Marco received $1.42.

• Marco received $12.

• Marco received $70.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Now use your equation to solve:

Zoe 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?

• They found $48.56.

• They found $12.14

• They found $22.28.

• They found $48.46.

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

How do you feel about solving one-step equations from story problems?

• It is super easy. I can do every problem.

• I'm pretty good at it. I can do most of the problems.

• Some are easy and some are hard. I can do about half of the problems.

• It is somewhat hard. I can only do a couple problems.

• It is very hard. I do not understand how to do any of the problems.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

At a restaurant, Mario and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $13 write an equation to find what was the total bill.

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

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

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Scrooge saved some amount of coal last year by keeping his office cold during the winter. This year, he was able to save 3 times as much coal as last year. He was able to save 18 piece of coal this year. If you wanted to solve for how much coal Scrooge saved last year, what equation would best describe this scenario?

• 3c = 18

• c = 6

• 18c = 3

• 18(3) = c

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Alexia left home with $500 to go out shopping on Black Friday. She came home with a bunch of gifts and $127.50 left in her pocket. What equation solves for how much she spent on gifts?

• 500 = x + 127.50

• 127.50x = 500

• 500 + x = 127.50

• 500x = 127.50

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3