One-Step Equations: Solving Real-Life Word Problems

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples to her friend. If she has 7 apples left, how many apples did she give away?

• 5

• 8

• 3

• 10

A book costs $15. If you have $50, how many books can you buy?

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 4

Tom is 3 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to represent Tom's age and find Tom's age if his sister is 10.

• 13

• 15

• 10

• 12

A box contains 24 chocolates. If you eat some chocolates and there are 16 left, how many chocolates did you eat?

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 12

Lily has 5 more than twice the number of stickers that Jake has. If Jake has x stickers, write an equation for Lily's stickers and find how many Lily has if Jake has 10.

• 25

• 20

• 15

• 30

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 180 miles

• 300 miles

• 120 miles

• 240 miles

If a pencil costs $2 and you buy y pencils, how much do you spend? Write an equation and find the total cost if you buy 4 pencils.

• $8

• $10

• $4

• $6

A farmer has 30 cows. If he sells some cows and has 22 left, how many cows did he sell?

• 5

• 15

• 8

• 10

The temperature was 5 degrees in the morning. If it rises by 10 degrees during the day, what is the temperature now?

• 5 degrees

• 20 degrees

• 15 degrees

• 10 degrees

A bag contains 50 marbles. If 18 marbles are red and the rest are blue, how many blue marbles are there?

• 32

• 22

• 40

• 28