Real-Life One-Step Equations: Identify & Evaluate

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples to her friend and now has 8 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 10

• 6

• 2

• 4

A book costs $15. If you have $x and you buy the book, how much money do you have left?

• x - 15

• x * 15

• 15 - x

• x + 15

Tom is 5 years older than his brother. If his brother is x years old, how old is Tom?

• x - 1

• x + 5

• x + 10

• x - 5

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

• 20 + y

• 20 - y

• 0 chocolates

• y - 20

The temperature was 30 degrees in the morning. By noon, it increased by x degrees. What is the new temperature?

• 30 + x

• 30 / x

• 30 * x

• 30 - x

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in x hours?

• 120x miles

• 60x miles

• 30x miles

• 60x kilometers

Samantha has $50. She spends z dollars on a toy. How much money does she have left?

• 50 + z

• 50 * z

• z - 50

• 50 - z

A rectangle has a length of 10 cm and a width of x cm. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

• 20 + 2x cm

• 40 + x cm

• 20 cm

• 10 + 2x cm

If a shirt costs $25 and you have $m, how much more money do you need to buy the shirt?

• m - 25

• 25 - m

• m / 25

• 25 + m

A garden has x flowers. If 5 more flowers are planted, how many flowers are in the garden now?

• x - 5

• x + 5

• x + 10

• 5x