One-Step Equations: Real-Life Word Problems for 7th Grade

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

• 5

• 10

• 3

• 7

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Maria has 15 apples. She gives away x apples to her friends. If she has 10 apples left, how many apples did she give away?

• 3

• 7

• 8

• 5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

A book costs $12. If you have y dollars and you want to buy the book, how much money do you need to have?

• You need at least $5.

• You need at least $20.

• You need at least $10.

• You need at least $12.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Tom is 3 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, how old is Tom?

• x + 3

• 2x + 3

• x - 3

• x + 5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. If it travels for t hours, how far does it go?

• 120t miles

• 60t miles

• 30t miles

• 60t kilometers

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

A rectangle has a length of 5 meters and a width of x meters. If the perimeter is 20 meters, what is the width?

• 5 meters

• 4 meters

• 6 meters

• 3 meters

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

In a class, there are x boys and 10 girls. If the total number of students is 30, how many boys are there?

• 5

• 15

• 20

• 25

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for x cookies. If you want to make 12 cookies, how many cups of flour do you need?

• Depends on the value of x.

• 4 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 1 cup of flour

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A concert ticket costs $50. If you have z dollars, how many tickets can you buy?

• z + 50

• z / 50

• z * 50

• z - 50

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

A gardener plants x flowers in each row. If he plants 4 rows and has 20 flowers, how many flowers are in each row?

• 8

• 5

• 6

• 4

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3