Solving One Variable Equations: Real-World Scenarios

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each. If you buy x pencils and spend $4.00, how many pencils did you buy?

• 12

• 6

• 8

• 10

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles and together they have 30 marbles, how many marbles does John have?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.15 per mile driven. If you paid a total of $35, how many miles did you drive?

• 50 miles

• 120 miles

• 75 miles

• 100 miles

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour for x cookies. If you want to make 24 cookies, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 8 cups

• 4 cups

• 6 cups

• 10 cups

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old and together they are 25 years old, how old is Tom?

• 10

• 15

• 12

• 20

A book costs $15. If you buy x books and spend $60, how many books did you buy?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

A swimming pool is filled with water at a rate of 5 gallons per minute. If it takes x minutes to fill the pool and it holds 150 gallons, how long does it take to fill the pool?

• 15 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 40 minutes

• 25 minutes

A concert ticket costs $50. If you buy x tickets and spend $200, how many tickets did you buy?

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 4

A farmer has 120 apples. He sells x apples and has 40 apples left. How many apples did he sell?

• 100

• 60

• 50

• 80

A video game costs $60. If you have x dollars and want to buy the game, how much more money do you need if you have $40?

• $50

• $30

• $20

• $10