Real-Life One-Step Equations: Translate & Solve Problems

A baker has 12 cookies and wants to divide them equally into boxes. If each box holds x cookies, write an equation to find x if he uses 3 boxes. Solve for x.

• 5

• 3

• 6

• 4

Maria bought 4.5 pounds of apples. If she gives away y pounds to her friend, she has 2.5 pounds left. Write an equation to find y and solve it.

• 1.5

• 2.5

• 2.0

• 3.0

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.25 per mile driven. If a customer paid a total of $75, how many miles did they drive? Write and solve the equation.

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

• 125 miles

• 75 miles

A gardener has 20 plants and wants to plant them in rows. If he plants x plants in each row and uses 4 rows, write an equation to find x and solve it.

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 5

Tom has $30. He spends z dollars on a book and has $15 left. Write an equation to find z and solve it.

• 15

• 10

• 20

• 25

A swimming pool is filled with 150 gallons of water. If it loses w gallons of water each day and has 100 gallons left after 5 days, write an equation to find w and solve it.

• 20

• 5

• 10

• 15

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you have f cups of flour and need to buy 1.5 more to have enough, write an equation to find f and solve it.

• 1.5

• 1.0

• 2.0

• 3.0

A school is selling tickets for a play. If each ticket costs $8 and they sold t tickets for a total of $64, write an equation to find t and solve it.

• 10

• 8

• 6

• 12

A train travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. If it travels for h hours and covers 240 miles, write an equation to find h and solve it.

• 5 hours

• 6 hours

• 4 hours

• 3 hours

A bookstore has 50 books. If they sell b books and have 30 books left, write an equation to find b and solve it.

• 25

• 10

• 20

• 15