Solving Real-Life One-Step Equations & Word Problems

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples to her friend and now has 7 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 10

• 5

• 8

• 3

A book costs $15. If you have $20, how much money will you have left after buying the book?

• $0

• $5

• $10

• $8

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to represent Tom's age. What is Tom's age if his sister is 10?

• 20

• 10

• 12

• 15

A box contains 24 chocolates. If you eat x chocolates, how many chocolates are left in the box? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 24 - x

• 24 + x

• x - 24

• x * 24

Lily has 30 stickers. She buys some more stickers and now has 45 stickers. How many stickers did she buy?

• 20

• 10

• 15

• 25

A car travels 60 miles in one hour. If it travels for x hours, how far does it go? Write an equation to find the distance after 2 hours.

• 90 miles

• 120 miles

• 150 miles

• 180 miles

A gardener has 50 flowers. He plants some flowers and now has 35 left. How many flowers did he plant?

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 10

If a pencil costs $2 and you buy x pencils, how much do you spend? Write an equation for the total cost if you buy 5 pencils.

• 12

• 8

• 10

• 15

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour. If you have x cups of flour, how many more cups do you need to make the recipe? Write an equation for this situation.

• 3 - x

• x - 3

• 3 + x

• 3 * x

You have a total of 100 marbles. If you give away x marbles, how many marbles do you have left? Write an equation to represent this.

• x - 100

• 100 + x

• 100 * x

• 100 - x