Solving Real-Life One-Step Equations and Word Problems

Maria has some apples. If she buys 5 more apples and now has 12 apples, how many apples did she start with?

• 6

• 7

• 10

• 8

A book costs $15. If you have $x and you buy the book, how much money do you have left? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• remaining_money = x + 15

• remaining_money = x - 15

• remaining_money = x * 15

• remaining_money = 15 - x

Tom is 3 years older than his brother. If his brother is x years old, how old is Tom?

• x + 3

• x + 5

• x - 3

• x + 2

A box contains some chocolates. If you take out 8 chocolates and there are 20 left, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 24

• 30

• 18

• 28

The temperature was 10 degrees in the morning. If it rises by 5 degrees, what is the new temperature? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 15 degrees

• 5 degrees

• 20 degrees

• 10 degrees

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in x hours? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• distance = 60 / x

• distance = 60 * x

• distance = 60 - x

• distance = 60 + x

Samantha has $50. She spends $x on a toy. How much money does she have left? Create a word problem from this equation.

• x - 50

• 50 + x

• 50 - x

• 50 - 10

If a rectangle has a length of 10 cm and a width of x cm, and the perimeter is 40 cm, what is the width?

• 10 cm

• 5 cm

• 20 cm

• 15 cm

A gardener plants x flowers and then plants 7 more. If he has planted a total of 20 flowers, how many did he plant initially?

• 13

• 5

• 10

• 15

A movie ticket costs $12. If you have $x and you buy 3 tickets, how much money do you have left? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• x - 36

• x - 12

• x - 24

• x - 48