Solving Real-Life One-Step Equations for Grade 5

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend. If she has 8 apples left, how many apples did she give away?

• 5

• 10

• 3

• 7

Tom has a collection of 25 toy cars. He buys some more cars and now has 32 toy cars. How many cars did he buy?

• 10

• 15

• 7

• 5

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

• $8

• $10

• $5

• $15

Lisa has 40 stickers. She gives away some stickers to her classmates. If she has 28 stickers left, how many stickers did she give away?

• 12

• 20

• 10

• 15

A box contains 50 chocolates. If 18 chocolates are eaten, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• 28

• 22

• 40

• 32

Mark has $50. He spends some money on a video game and now has $30 left. How much did he spend?

• 35

• 15

• 20

• 25

There are 60 students in a school. If 15 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 30

• 50

• 60

• 45

Emma has 45 marbles. She loses some marbles and now has 30 marbles left. How many marbles did she lose?

• 25

• 15

• 10

• 20

A farmer has 100 apples. He sells some apples at the market and has 75 apples left. How many apples did he sell?

• 15

• 30

• 50

• 25

A baker made 80 cookies. If he sold 25 cookies, how many cookies does he have left?

• 70

• 45

• 55

• 60