Solving Word Problems One-Step Equations

Mrs. Cathy, Mrs. Mitchell, Coach Mullins, and Mrs. Norris divided the cost of a pizza evenly.  If they each paid $6.50, what was the total cost of the pizza? 

• c/4 =6.50

• 4c = 6.50

• 6.50 +c = 4

• c - 4 = 6.50

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After paying $7.12 for a Zaxby's meal, Coach Rice has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the meal?

• 27.10+7.12=x

• 27.10-7.12=x

• x-7.12=27.10

• 7.12+x=27.10

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At a restaurant, Coach Carpenter and three of his 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

Oranges cost $2 per pound. How many pounds of oranges can you buy for $20?

• a/2 = 20

• 2a = 20

• 20/a = 2

• 2/a = 20

Select the equation that best represents the situation: In a normal day, Skyah spends half as much time watching Nextflix as Jade does. If Skyah watches 120 minutes of Nextflix, how much does Jade watch?

• 2j = 120

Javier has saved $55 toward the purchase of an IPOD. The IPOD costs $145. Which equation represents the amount Javier needs to save to by the IPOD?

• 55 + x = 145

• 145x = 55

• 55 - x = 145

• 145 (55) = x

Mrs. Brown,the librarian, bought three new books for a total of $18.00. If each book cost the same amount, how much did each book cost? Write an equation to solve this problem. Use c as your variable.

• 18c=6

• c + 6= 18

• c +18 = 6

• 3c=18

Mrs. Higgins won a certain number of jolly ranchers playing the football toss at the Fall Festival.  At school she gave 21 away to her students. She only has 5 remaining. How many did she win total to be able to give away? Write an equation to solve this problem using g as your variable.

• g/21=5

• g-21=5

• g-5=21

• g+5=21

Julianne and her best friend Kyla split the amount of money they earned over the weekend babysitting. If each person got $12.93, what is the total amount of money they earned? Which equation could you use to solve this problem?

• 2d=12.93

• d/2=12.93

• d-2=12.93

• d+2=12.93

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Last week Logan ran 30 miles more than
Jack . Logan ran 47 miles. How many miles did Jack run?

• 47-x=30

• 30+47=x

• 30+x=47

• x-30=47