Translate Words to Equations: Fun with Word Problems

Maria has x apples. If she buys 5 more apples, she will have 12 apples. What is the value of x?

• 5

• 15

• 7

• 10

A book costs $x. If you buy 3 books, you spend $24. What is the cost of one book?

• 12

• 10

• 6

• 8

Tom has y marbles. He gives 8 marbles to his friend and now has 15 marbles left. What is the value of y?

• 20

• 23

• 25

• 18

A rectangle has a length of 2x and a width of 5. If the perimeter is 34, what is the value of x?

• 10

• 8

• 4

• 6

Lily is saving money. She has $50 and plans to save $x each week. If she wants to have $100 in 10 weeks, what is the value of x?

• 15

• 5

• 10

• 20

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. If it travels for x hours, it covers 240 miles. What is the value of x?

• 4 hours

• 6 hours

• 5 hours

• 2 hours

In a class, there are x boys and 5 girls. If the total number of students is 20, how many boys are there?

• 15

• 8

• 12

• 10

A pizza is cut into x slices. If 3 slices are eaten, there are 5 slices left. How many slices was the pizza cut into?

• 12

• 8

• 6

• 10

A farmer has x chickens. If he buys 10 more chickens, he will have 50 chickens. How many chickens did he start with?

• 40

• 20

• 50

• 30

A concert ticket costs $x. If you buy 4 tickets for $80, what is the price of one ticket?

• $30

• $25

• $20

• $15