Real-World One-Step Equations: Solve and Check!

Maria has 12 apples. She gives some to her friend and now has 8 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 10

• 6

• 4

• 2

A book costs $15. If you have $20, how much money will you have left after buying the book?

• $10

• $0

• $5

• $8

Tom has a collection of 25 baseball cards. He buys some more and now has 30 cards. How many cards did he buy?

• 5

• 10

• 3

• 7

Lily is 5 years older than her brother. If her brother is x years old, how old is Lily?

• x + 5

• x - 1

• x - 5

• x + 10

A box contains 40 chocolates. If 10 chocolates are eaten, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• 35

• 25

• 20

• 30

Sam read 18 pages of his book. If he has read a total of x pages, how many more pages does he need to read to reach 30 pages?

• 20 pages

• 10 pages

• 15 pages

• 12 pages

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in x hours if x = 2?

• 150 miles

• 120 miles

• 180 miles

• 90 miles

There are 50 students in a class. If 10 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 40

• 30

• 20

• 50

A gardener planted 15 flowers. If he plants x more flowers, he will have 25 flowers in total. How many flowers did he plant?

• 15

• 5

• 20

• 10

A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat 3 slices, how many slices are left?

• 5 slices

• 3 slices

• 4 slices

• 6 slices