One-Step Equations: Solve Real-World Word Problems

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend. If she has 8 apples left, how many apples did she give away?

• 10

• 5

• 7

• 3

Tom has a collection of 20 toy cars. He buys some more cars and now has 27. How many toy cars did he buy?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 7

A book costs $12. If you have $5, how much more money do you need to buy the book?

• $5

• $10

• $3

• $7

Lily has 30 stickers. She gives away some stickers to her classmates. If she has 22 stickers left, how many stickers did she give away?

• 10

• 5

• 8

• 15

Jake has 50 marbles. He loses some marbles and now has 37. How many marbles did he lose?

• 15

• 10

• 20

• 13

Emma read 25 pages of her book. If she has 40 pages left to read, how many pages is the book in total?

• 65

• 50

• 80

• 70

A box contains 18 chocolates. If you eat some chocolates and there are 10 left, how many chocolates did you eat?

• 8

• 5

• 10

• 6

There are 45 students in a class. If 12 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 30

• 40

• 25

• 33

A farmer has 60 chickens. If he sells some chickens and has 45 left, how many chickens did he sell?

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 10

Mia has $50. She spends some money and now has $32 left. How much money did she spend?

• $25

• $18

• $15

• $10