Creating and Solving Real-Life One-Step Equations

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend and now has 9 apples left. How many apples did she give away? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 4

• 6

• 10

• 8

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Tom has a collection of 20 baseball cards. He buys 5 more cards. How many baseball cards does he have now? Write an equation to find the total number of cards.

• 25

• 15

• 10

• 30

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.C.3

A book costs $12. If you have $20, how much money will you have left after buying the book? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• $10

• $5

• $15

• $8

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Emily had 30 stickers. She lost some stickers and now has 22 left. How many stickers did she lose? Write an equation to represent this scenario.

• 8

• 10

• 6

• 12

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Jake has 50 marbles. He gives away some marbles to his friends and now has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he give away? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 20

• 10

• 15

• 25

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Lily has 18 balloons. She buys 7 more balloons. How many balloons does she have in total? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 20

• 25

• 30

• 15

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A farmer has 40 chickens. He sells some chickens and now has 28 left. How many chickens did he sell? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 15

• 10

• 12

• 20

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Mia has $45. She spends $18 on a toy. How much money does she have left? Write an equation to find the remaining amount.

• $18

• $27

• $36

• $45

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A baker made 60 cookies. He sold 25 cookies. How many cookies does he have left? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 30

• 40

• 35

• 50

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Mark has 25 toy cars. He gives 10 toy cars to his brother. How many toy cars does he have now? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 5

• 15

• 30

• 20

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3