Real-Life Math: One- and Two-Step Equation Challenges

A baker has 12 cookies. He gives away some cookies to his friend. If he has 8 cookies left, how many cookies did he give away?

• 6

• 2

• 10

• 4

Sarah has 5 more than twice the number of marbles that Tom has. If Tom has x marbles, write an equation to represent the situation and solve for x when Sarah has 17 marbles.

• 4

• 10

• 6

• 8

A book costs $15. If you have $x, how much more money do you need to buy the book? Write and solve the equation for x when you have $10.

• 5

• 3

• 10

• 0

A gardener plants 3 rows of flowers. Each row has the same number of flowers, and together they total 24 flowers. How many flowers are in each row?

• 12

• 8

• 10

• 6

A movie ticket costs $10. If you buy y tickets, how much do you spend? Write and solve the equation for y when you spend $50.

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 4

Liam has 20 stickers. He gives away some stickers to his friends and now has 12 left. How many stickers did he give away?

• 15

• 5

• 8

• 10

A school has 150 students. If 30 students are in the band, how many students are not in the band? Write and solve the equation for the number of students not in the band.

• 150

• 120

• 90

• 100

Emma has 3 times as many pencils as Jake. If Jake has x pencils and Emma has 24 pencils, how many pencils does Jake have?

• 12

• 10

• 8

• 6

A toy costs $25. If you have $x and you want to buy the toy, how much more money do you need? Write and solve the equation for x when you have $15.

• $5

• $15

• $20

• $10

A farmer has 50 apples. He sells some apples and has 30 apples left. How many apples did he sell?

• 25

• 15

• 10

• 20