Real-Life Applications of One-Step & Two-Step Equations

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

• 5

• 10

• 7

• 3

Maria has 15 apples. She gives away y apples to her friends. If she has 8 apples left, how many apples did she give away?

• 3

• 5

• 10

• 7

A book costs $12. If you have $x and you buy 3 books, how much money do you have left?

• $x - 12

• $x - 36

• $x - 30

• $x - 24

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is y years old, how old is Tom?

• y - 2

• y + 10

• y + 5

• y - 5

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

• 60x miles

• 60x kilometers

• 120x miles

• 30x miles

A recipe requires 4 cups of flour. If you have y cups and you want to make the recipe, how many more cups do you need?

• 4 - y

• 4 * y

• 4 + y

• y - 4

A concert ticket costs $25. If you have $x and you buy 4 tickets, how much money do you have left?

• x - 200

• x - 100

• x - 50

• x - 75

Lily has twice as many marbles as Jake. If Jake has y marbles, how many marbles does Lily have?

• 2y

• y/2

• 3y

• y

A box contains 20 chocolates. If you eat x chocolates, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• 20 - x

• 20 - 20 + x

• x chocolates

• 20 + x

A gardener plants 3 rows of flowers. If each row has y flowers, how many flowers are there in total?

• 3y

• 2y

• y

• 4y