One-Step Equation Adventures: Set Up & Solve!

Maria has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend and now has 9 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

A book costs $12. If you have $x and you buy the book, you will have $5 left. Set up the equation and find the value of x.

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 17

Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, how old is Tom?

• x + 2

• x - 4

• x + 4

• x + 6

A box contains 20 chocolates. If you eat x chocolates, there are 12 left. How many chocolates did you eat?

• 4

• 6

• 10

• 8

Lily has $50. She spends x dollars on a toy and has $30 left. How much did she spend?

• 20

• 35

• 15

• 25

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?

• 10 cm

• 20 cm

• 15 cm

• 5 cm

In a class, there are x students. If 5 students leave, there are 20 students left. How many students were in the class originally?

• 15

• 30

• 22

• 25

A car travels 60 miles per hour. If it travels for x hours, it covers 180 miles. How long did it travel?

• 3 hours

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

• 5 hours

A farmer has x chickens. If he buys 10 more chickens, he will have 25 chickens in total. How many chickens did he have before?

• 10

• 20

• 5

• 15

A movie ticket costs $8. If you have $x and buy 3 tickets, you will have $4 left. How much money did you start with?

• 28

• 20

• 32

• 24