Solving Real-Life Equations: One and Two-Step Fun!

Sarah has 12 apples. She gives away some apples to her friend. If she has 8 apples left, how many apples did she give away? (Solve the equation: 12 - x = 8)

• 2

• 10

• 6

• 4

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A book costs $15. If you have $5, how much more money do you need to buy the book? (Solve the equation: 5 + x = 15)

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, how old is Tom? (Solve the equation: x + 4 = T)

• T = x + 2

• T = x + 4

• T = x - 4

• T = 2x + 4

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

A box contains 20 chocolates. If you eat 3 chocolates, how many chocolates are left? (Solve the equation: 20 - 3 = x)

• 15

• 17

• 10

• 5

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Lisa has twice as many marbles as John. If John has 6 marbles, how many marbles does Lisa have? (Solve the equation: L = 2 * 6)

• 10

• 8

• 14

• 12

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

The total cost of 3 notebooks is $9. How much does one notebook cost? (Solve the equation: 3n = 9)

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 5

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in x hours? (Solve the equation: 60 * x = d)

• d = 60 * x

• d = 60 - x

• d = 60 + x

• d = 60 / x

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

If a rectangle has a length of 10 cm and a width of x cm, and the perimeter is 40 cm, what is the width? (Solve the equation: 2(10 + x) = 40)

• 5 cm

• 15 cm

• 10 cm

• 20 cm

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

You have 50 candies and you want to share them equally among x friends. How many candies does each friend get? (Solve the equation: 50/x = c)

• 100/x

• 50+c

• 25+x

• 50/x

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A movie ticket costs $12. If you buy x tickets, how much will you spend? (Solve the equation: 12x = total)

• x + 12

• 12x

• $12x

• 12 + total

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7