Word Problems: Mastering One-Step & Two-Step Equations

Sarah has 12 apples. She gives some to her friend and now has 7 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 10

• 8

• 5

• 3

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books, how much do you spend in total?

• $60

• $30

• $15

• $45

Tom has twice as many marbles as Jerry. If Jerry has 5 marbles, how many marbles does Tom have?

• 20

• 15

• 5

• 10

A box contains x candies. If you take away 4 candies, there are 10 candies left. How many candies were in the box originally?

• 10

• 12

• 16

• 14

Lisa bought 5 packs of stickers. Each pack has the same number of stickers. If she has 30 stickers in total, how many stickers are in each pack?

• 6

• 8

• 7

• 5

A movie ticket costs $12. If you have $50, how many tickets can you buy?

• 6

• 5

• 3

• 4

The sum of a number and 8 is 20. What is the number?

• 12

• 15

• 5

• 10

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

• 5 cm

• 15 cm

• 20 cm

• 10 cm

If you save $5 each week, how many weeks will it take to save $50?

• 20 weeks

• 15 weeks

• 10 weeks

• 5 weeks

A train travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 2 hours?

• 90 miles

• 120 miles

• 150 miles

• 100 miles