Solving Real-Life Math Expressions and Equations

A farmer has 12 apples. He buys 8 more apples. Write an expression to represent the total number of apples he has now. What is the total?

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 18

Sarah has 5 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 6 stickers. Write an equation to find the total number of stickers Sarah has. How many stickers does she have?

• 30 stickers

• 12 stickers

• 24 stickers

• 36 stickers

Tom is saving money for a video game that costs $50. He saves $10 each week. Write an expression for the total amount of money he saves after 'w' weeks. How many weeks will it take him to save enough?

• 3 weeks

• 7 weeks

• 10 weeks

• 5 weeks

A book has 120 pages. If Maria reads 15 pages each day, write an equation to find out how many days it will take her to finish the book. How many days will it take?

• 8

• 12

• 10

• 6

Liam has 3 times as many marbles as his friend. If his friend has 'm' marbles, write an expression for the number of marbles Liam has. If his friend has 10 marbles, how many does Liam have?

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 30

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for each batch of cookies. If Jenna wants to make 4 batches, write an expression for the total cups of flour needed. How many cups of flour does she need?

• 6 cups

• 4 cups

• 8 cups

• 10 cups

A toy costs $15. If you buy 3 toys and pay a sales tax of 5%, write an equation to find the total cost. What is the total cost including tax?

• $40.50

• $52.00

• $30.00

• $47.25

Emma has 20 candies. She gives 4 candies to each of her 3 friends. Write an expression to find out how many candies she has left. How many candies does she have now?

• 8

• 16

• 12

• 10

A school has 250 students. If 30% of them are in the band, write an equation to find out how many students are in the band. How many students are in the band?

• 100

• 90

• 75

• 50

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers with 8 flowers in each row. Write an expression to find the total number of flowers planted. How many flowers did the gardener plant?

• 56

• 40

• 48

• 32