Solving One-Step Equations: Real-Life Word Problems

Maria has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend and now has 9 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 4

• 8

• 6

• 10

A book costs $12. If you have $20, how much money will you have left after buying the book?

• $15

• $10

• $5

• $8

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, how old is Tom?

• x - 5

• x + 10

• x + 5

• x - 1

A box contains 24 chocolates. If you eat some chocolates and there are 18 left, how many chocolates did you eat?

• 4

• 10

• 12

• 6

Lily has a collection of stamps. If she buys 7 more stamps and now has 25 stamps, how many stamps did she have before?

• 22

• 20

• 18

• 15

A car travels 60 miles in one hour. If it travels for x hours, how far does it go?

• 30x miles

• x miles per hour

• 60x kilometers

• 60x miles

The temperature was 30 degrees in the morning. If it drops by 10 degrees, what is the new temperature?

• 15 degrees

• 20 degrees

• 35 degrees

• 25 degrees

A shirt costs $25. If you have a coupon that gives you $5 off, how much will you pay for the shirt?

• $15

• $25

• $20

• $30

In a classroom, there are 30 students. If 12 students are girls, how many boys are there?

• 18 boys

• 15 boys

• 20 boys

• 10 boys

A gardener planted x flowers in the garden. If he plants 5 more flowers and now has 20 flowers, how many flowers did he plant initially?

• 18

• 25

• 15

• 10