Solving One-Step Equations: Real-Life Scenarios

Maria has some apples. If she buys 5 more apples, she will have 12 apples. How many apples did she start with?

• 7

• 8

• 10

• 6

A book costs $15. If you have $x and you spend $5, how much money do you have left?

• $10

• $x + 5

• $x - 10

• $x - 5

Tom has 20 marbles. He gives away some marbles to his friend and now has 12 marbles left. How many marbles did he give away?

• 8

• 5

• 15

• 10

A box contains some chocolates. If you take out 8 chocolates and there are 10 left, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 16

• 12

• 18

• 20

Lily scored 18 points in a game. If she scores 7 more points in the next game, what will her total score be?

• 30

• 20

• 25

• 22

A car travels 60 miles. If it has already traveled 25 miles, how many more miles does it need to travel?

• 30 miles

• 40 miles

• 50 miles

• 35 miles

Jake has $50. He spends $x on a video game. If he has $30 left, how much did he spend?

• 20

• 15

• 25

• 35

There are 24 students in a class. If 6 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 20

• 18

• 15

• 12

A gardener planted some flowers. If he plants 10 more flowers and now has 30 flowers, how many did he plant initially?

• 35

• 25

• 20

• 15

Samantha has a collection of stickers. If she gives away 4 stickers and has 16 left, how many stickers did she have at first?

• 20

• 15

• 22

• 18