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?

• 4

• 10

• 6

• 2

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

• $5

• $8

• $10

• $0

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

• x - 10

• x + 10

• x - 5

• x + 5

A box contains 24 chocolates. If you eat x chocolates, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• x chocolates

• 24 - x

• 24 + x

• 12 chocolates

The temperature was 30 degrees in the morning. It dropped by x degrees in the evening. If the evening temperature is 25 degrees, what is x?

• 5

• 10

• 3

• 7

A car travels 60 miles in one hour. If it travels for x hours, how far does it go?

• 30x miles

• 60x kilometers

• 60x miles

• x miles per hour

Lily has 50 stickers. She gives x stickers to her friend. How many stickers does she have left?

• 50 - x

• 50 + x

• 50 - 50

• x stickers

A rectangle has a length of 10 cm and a width of x cm. If the perimeter is 40 cm, what is the value of x?

• 5

• 20

• 10

• 15

A movie ticket costs $12. If you buy x tickets, how much will you spend in total?

• 15 + x

• 10 * x

• 12 + x

• 12 * x

A gardener planted 30 flowers. If he plants x more flowers, how many flowers will he have in total?

• x - 30

• 30 + x

• 30 - x

• 30 * x