Solving One-Step Equations in Real-Life Scenarios

Maria has 12 apples. She gives some apples to her friend. If she has 7 apples left, how many apples did she give away?

• 5

• 3

• 10

• 8

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books, how much money do you spend in total?

• $15

• $30

• $60

• $45

Tom has a collection of 50 baseball cards. He gives away x cards to his friend. If he has 30 cards left, how many cards did he give away?

• 20

• 25

• 10

• 15

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours?

• 120 miles

• 240 miles

• 90 miles

• 180 miles

Samantha has 24 cookies. She wants to share them equally among her 6 friends. How many cookies will each friend get?

• 6

• 4

• 3

• 5

A store sells pencils for $2 each. If you buy y pencils and spend $10, how many pencils did you buy?

• 7

• 10

• 3

• 5

There are 40 students in a class. If 8 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 35

• 32

• 30

• 28

A farmer has 100 chickens. If he sells 25 chickens, how many chickens does he have left?

• 100

• 30

• 75

• 50

Liam has $50. He spends $x on a video game. If he has $30 left, how much did he spend on the game?

• 20

• 25

• 15

• 35

A recipe calls for 4 cups of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 1 cup of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour