Real-Life Math: Translate & Solve One-Step Equations

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

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 10

A book costs $15. If you have $5, how much more money do you need to buy the book?

• $15

• $5

• $10

• $20

Tom has a collection of 20 baseball cards. He buys some more and now has 30 cards. How many cards did he buy?

• 5

• 15

• 25

• 10

A box contains x chocolates. If you eat 3 chocolates, there are 10 left. How many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 13

• 20

• 10

• 15

Lily has 50 stickers. She gives away x stickers to her friends and now has 30 left. How many stickers did she give away?

• 10

• 25

• 20

• 15

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

• 80 miles

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

• 120 miles

A farmer has 100 apples. He sells x apples and has 75 apples left. How many apples did he sell?

• 30

• 25

• 20

• 15

You have a total of 45 marbles. If you give away x marbles, you will have 30 left. How many marbles did you give away?

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 10

A school has x students. If 15 students leave, there are 85 students remaining. How many students were there originally?

• 95

• 110

• 100

• 90

A recipe calls for 4 cups of flour. If you have x cups and need 2 more cups to complete the recipe, how many cups do you have?

• 3

• 1

• 5

• 2