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

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples to her friend and now has 8 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 6

• 10

• 4

• 2

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A book costs $15. If you have $x and you buy the book, you will have $5 left. Write and solve the equation to find out how much money you had before buying the book.

• $25

• $10

• $30

• $20

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A box contains 20 chocolates. If you eat some chocolates and there are 14 left, how many chocolates did you eat?

• 5

• 8

• 6

• 7

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

The temperature was 30 degrees in the morning. By noon, it increased by x degrees to reach 45 degrees. Write and solve the equation to find x.

• 15 degrees

• 25 degrees

• 10 degrees

• 20 degrees

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A car travels 60 miles in one hour. If it travels for x hours, how far will it go? Write and solve the equation for 2 hours.

• 120 miles

• 90 miles

• 180 miles

• 150 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Lily has $50. She spends $x on a toy. Now she has $30 left. Write and solve the equation to find out how much she spent on the toy.

• 20

• 15

• 35

• 25

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A rectangle has a length of 10 cm and a width of x cm. If the perimeter is 40 cm, what is the width? Write and solve the equation.

• 10 cm

• 5 cm

• 15 cm

• 20 cm

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

In a class, there are 24 students. If x students are boys, how many girls are there? Write and solve the equation to find the number of girls if there are 10 boys.

• 14

• 18

• 16

• 12

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A gardener plants x flowers in a garden. If he plants 15 more flowers, he will have 30 flowers in total. Write and solve the equation to find out how many flowers he initially planted.

• 25

• 20

• 15

• 10

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7