Solving Real-Life One-Step Equations with Inverses

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

• 6

• 4

• 8

• 10

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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

• $5

• $8

• $10

• $15

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to find Tom's age and solve for x if his sister is 10.

• 12

• 15

• 18

• 20

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

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

• 4

• 10

• 6

• 12

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A car travels 60 miles in one hour. If it travels for x hours, how far will it go? Write the equation and solve for x if the distance is 180 miles.

• 3 hours

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

• 5 hours

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Lily has $50. She spends some money on a toy and now has $30 left. How much did she spend?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 25

A gardener planted 30 flowers. If he plants x more flowers and now has 45 flowers, how many flowers did he plant?

• 30

• 45

• 15

• 60

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat x slices and have 3 slices left, how many slices did you eat?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 2

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A school has 120 students. If 30 students are absent, how many students are present? Write an equation to find the number of present students.

• 100

• 80

• 60

• 90

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A recipe calls for 4 cups of flour. If you have x cups and use 2 cups, how many cups do you have left?

• x + 2

• 2 cups

• 4 - x

• x - 2

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6