One Variable Word Problems

Thomas gets 5 pairs of socks in his stocking for Christmas. How many socks does he have in all?

• 5

• 20

• 10

Fun Time Foxy has 5 cats. Each cat has four legs. How many legs is there in all?

• 12

• 4

• 20

Mrs. Bible has 4 chickens. If each chicken lays 3 eggs, how many eggs will she have in all?

• 4

• 24

• 12

There are 16 jelly beans in Jim’s jar. If the jelly beans are shared into 4 groups, how many jelly beans are in each group?

• 4

• 12

• 8

Ulices has $200 in his savings account. He took $78 out of his account to buy a new pair of shoes and then he deposited the $50 that Feyikayo owes him. How much money will be in Ulices's account? (a)  

• $72

• $122

• $172

• $328

There are 3 baskets. In each basket there are 5

apples. How many apples are there in all?

• 15

• 14

• 24

Lilly has 9 candies stored in boxes. If there are 3 boxes, how many candies must go in each box?

• 27

• 3

• 12

Mia bought 2 packs of gum. Each pack has 5 pieces of gum. How many pieces of gum does Mia have altogether?

• 10

• 7

• 3

There were 12 cupcakes. 12 more cupcakes were made. How many are there now?

• 12

• 144

• 24

• 20

There are 18 cows in the field. Then some cow go to a new field. Now there are 9 cows. How many left?

• 8

• 7

• 9