Real-Life Word Problems: Equations & Multi-Step Solutions

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives 3 apples to her friend. How many apples does she have left? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 12

• 8

• 10

• 5

A book costs $12. If you buy 3 books, how much will you spend in total? Write an equation to find the total cost.

• $36

• $30

• $48

• $24

Tom has twice as many marbles as Jerry. If Jerry has 8 marbles, how many marbles does Tom have? Write an equation to solve for Tom's marbles.

• 12

• 20

• 10

• 16

A box contains x candies. If you add 10 more candies to the box, there will be 25 candies in total. Write an equation to find x.

• 15

• 5

• 10

• 20

Lisa is 4 years older than her brother. If her brother is b years old, how old is Lisa? Write an equation to express Lisa's age in terms of b.

• Lisa's age = b - 4

• Lisa's age = b + 2

• Lisa's age = 2b + 4

• Lisa's age = b + 4

A farmer has 50 apples. He sells some apples and now has 30 left. How many apples did he sell? Write an equation to find the number of apples sold.

• 15

• 10

• 25

• 20

The sum of a number and 7 is 20. What is the number? Write an equation to solve for the number.

• 15

• 10

• 13

• 5

A toy costs $15. If you have $50, how many toys can you buy? Write an equation to find the number of toys you can purchase.

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 2

Emma has 3 times as many stickers as Mia. If Mia has s stickers, how many stickers does Emma have? Write an equation to express Emma's stickers in terms of s.

• s

• 2s

• 3s

• 4s

A train travels 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours? Write an equation to find the distance traveled.

• 180 miles

• 240 miles

• 150 miles

• 120 miles