One Variable Word Problems: Translate & Identify Variables

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each. If you buy x pencils and spend $10, how many pencils did you buy?

• 30

• 25

• 20

• 15

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $30 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If you spent $50 in total, how many miles did you drive?

• 100 miles

• 120 miles

• 75 miles

• 50 miles

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has x flowers and he plants a total of 24 flowers, how many rows did he plant if he planted 6 flowers per row?

• 4

• 6

• 5

• 3

A book costs $15. If you have x dollars and want to buy as many books as possible, how many books can you buy if you have $60?

• 4

• 2

• 5

• 3

A concert ticket costs $25. If you buy x tickets and spend $100, how many tickets did you buy?

• 4

• 5

• 2

• 3

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour for x servings. If you want to make 12 servings, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 12/x cups of flour for 12 servings.

• 48/x cups of flour for 12 servings.

• 24/x cups of flour for 12 servings.

• 36/x cups of flour for 12 servings.

A phone plan costs $40 per month plus $0.10 per text message. If you spent $70 this month, how many text messages did you send?

• 150

• 300

• 250

• 400

A factory produces x toys per hour. If it produces 120 toys in 4 hours, how many toys does it produce per hour?

• 40 toys per hour

• 30 toys per hour

• 20 toys per hour

• 50 toys per hour

A subscription service charges $10 per month. If you have x months of subscription and paid $50, how many months did you subscribe?

• 3 months

• 7 months

• 5 months

• 10 months

A swimming pool is filled with water at a rate of 5 gallons per minute. If it takes x minutes to fill the pool with 150 gallons, how long does it take to fill the pool?

• 40 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 20 minutes