Real-Life Word Problems: Interpret & Check Solutions

A farmer has some apples. If he has x apples and he gives away 12 apples, how many apples does he have left? Write an equation to represent this situation and check if your answer makes sense.

• x - 12

• x / 12

• x - 10

• x + 12

Maria has y stickers. If she buys 15 more stickers, how many stickers does she have now? Create an equation and verify if the solution is reasonable.

• y * 15

• y + 15

• y + 10

• y - 15

A book costs $5. If you buy z books, how much do you spend in total? Write an equation and check if your total cost seems reasonable based on the number of books.

• total_cost = 10 + z

• total_cost = 5 / z

• total_cost = 5 * z

• total_cost = z - 5

Tom has 24 marbles. He gives away m marbles to his friend. How many marbles does Tom have left? Write an equation and check if your answer is reasonable.

• 12 - m

• 24 - m

• m - 24

• 24 + m

A school has n students. If 10 more students enroll, how many students are there now? Create an equation and check if the new total seems reasonable.

• n - 10

• n * 10

• n + 5

• n + 10

Lily has 30 candies. She wants to share them equally among p friends. How many candies does each friend get? Write an equation and check if your answer is reasonable based on the number of friends.

• p + 30 candies per friend

• 30 - p candies per friend

• 30 / p candies per friend

• 30 * p candies per friend

A box can hold q toys. If you have 50 toys and you want to fill the box completely, how many boxes do you need? Write an equation and check if your answer is reasonable.

• 50 / q boxes

• q + 50 boxes

• 50 * q boxes

• q - 50 boxes

A baker made 100 cookies. If he sells s cookies, how many cookies does he have left? Create an equation and check if your solution is reasonable.

• s - 100

• 100 + s

• 100 * s

• 100 - s

A movie theater has r rows of seats. If each row has 20 seats, how many seats are there in total? Write an equation and check if your answer is reasonable based on the number of rows.

• total_seats = 20 / r

• total_seats = r - 20

• total_seats = r * 20

• total_seats = r + 20

A gardener plants 5 flowers each day. If he plants f flowers in total, how many days did he spend planting? Write an equation and check if your answer is reasonable.

• d = f - 5

• d = 5f

• d = f + 5

• d = f / 5