Solving Real-Life One-Step Equations for Grade 5

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend. If she has 9 apples left, how many apples did she give away?

• 6

• 10

• 4

• 8

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

• $15

• $10

• $8

• $5

Tom has a collection of 25 toy cars. He buys 7 more. How many toy cars does he have now?

• 30

• 28

• 35

• 32

Lisa read 18 pages of her book. If she has 32 pages left to read, how many pages is the book in total?

• 50 pages

• 60 pages

• 40 pages

• 45 pages

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

• 32

• 22

• 40

• 28

Mark has $45. He spends some money on a game that costs $20. How much money does he have left?

• $15

• $40

• $25

• $30

There are 30 students in a class. If 5 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 15

Emma has 60 stickers. She gives 15 stickers to her friend. How many stickers does she have now?

• 30

• 15

• 60

• 45

A farmer has 100 apples. He sells 25 apples at the market. How many apples does he have left?

• 75

• 25

• 100

• 50

If a pencil costs $2 and you buy 5 pencils, how much money do you spend in total?

• $15

• $10

• $5

• $20