Real-Life Equations: Solve and Interpret Problems

A farmer has 12 apples. He buys x more apples. If he has 20 apples now, how many apples did he buy?

• 5

• 10

• 12

• 8

Sarah has 5 times as many stickers as Tom. If Tom has x stickers and together they have 60 stickers, how many stickers does Tom have?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 5

A book costs $15. If you buy x books, and you spend $60, how many books did you buy?

• 3

• 5

• 2

• 4

In a class, there are 24 students. If x students are boys, how many girls are there in the class?

• x - 24

• x + 5

• 24 + x

• 24 - x

A car travels 60 miles per hour. If it travels for x hours, how far does it go? If it travels for 2 hours, how far did it go?

• 150 miles

• 100 miles

• 120 miles

• 80 miles

Lily has 3 times as many marbles as Jake. If Jake has x marbles and together they have 48 marbles, how many marbles does Jake have?

• 20

• 16

• 12

• 8

A pizza is cut into x slices. If 3 slices are eaten, how many slices are left? If there were originally 8 slices, how many are left?

• 3 slices

• 5 slices

• 4 slices

• 6 slices

A box can hold 10 toys. If you have x boxes, how many toys can you hold? If you have 4 boxes, how many toys can you hold?

• 40 toys

• 30 toys

• 50 toys

• 20 toys

A school has 200 students. If x students are in the 5th grade, how many students are not in the 5th grade? If there are 50 students in the 5th grade, how many are not?

• 100

• 150

• 50

• 200

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for x cookies. If you want to make 24 cookies, how many cups of flour do you need? If the recipe is for 12 cookies, how much flour do you need?

• 3 cups for 24 cookies, 1 cup for 12 cookies.

• 5 cups for 24 cookies, 3 cups for 12 cookies.

• 4 cups for 24 cookies, 2 cups for 12 cookies.

• 2 cups for 24 cookies, 1 cup for 12 cookies.