Solving One-Step Equations in Everyday Scenarios

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

• 8

• 6

• 4

• 10

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

• $8

• $5

• $10

• $15

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to represent Tom's age.

• Tom's age = x + 5

• Tom's age = x + 10

• Tom's age = 5 - x

• Tom's age = x - 5

A box contains 24 chocolates. If you eat x chocolates, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• x chocolates

• 24 + x

• 12 chocolates

• 24 - x

Lily has 30 stickers. She buys some more stickers and now has 45 stickers. How many stickers did she buy?

• 25

• 15

• 20

• 10

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

• x miles

• 30x miles

• 60x miles

• 60x kilometers

The temperature was 20 degrees in the morning. By noon, it increased by x degrees. Write an equation to represent the noon temperature.

• x - 20

• 20 - x

• 20 * x

• 20 + x

A farmer has 50 cows. He sells x cows and now has 35 cows left. How many cows did he sell?

• 20

• 10

• 25

• 15

A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat x slices, how many slices are left?

• 8 - x

• x slices

• 8 + x

• 8 - (x + 1)

A concert ticket costs $50. If you have $x, how much more money do you need to buy the ticket?

• x + 50

• 50 - x

• 50 - 2x

• x - 50