Solving One-Step Equations: Real-Life Scenarios

Maria 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 and check your solution.

• 4

• 10

• 8

• 6

A book costs $12. If you have $20, how much money will you have left after buying the book? Set up an equation and verify your answer.

• 8

• 10

• 15

• 5

A box contains 24 chocolates. If you eat some chocolates and there are 18 left, how many chocolates did you eat? Create an equation to solve this problem and confirm your answer.

• 12

• 4

• 10

• 6

Lily has $50. She spends some money on a toy and now has $30 left. How much did she spend? Write an equation to represent this scenario and check your solution.

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 10

A gardener planted 30 flowers. If 12 of them are roses, how many are not roses? Set up an equation to find the answer and verify your solution.

• 12

• 30

• 24

• 18

A car travels 60 miles in one hour. If it continues at the same speed, how far will it travel in t hours? Write an equation for this situation and check your solution for t = 2.

• 180 miles

• 120 miles

• 150 miles

• 90 miles

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour do you need? Set up an equation and check your solution.

• 1.5 cups

• 0.75 cups

• 2 cups

• 3.5 cups

A school has 200 students. If 50 students are in the band, how many are not in the band? Write an equation to find the answer and verify your solution.

• 200

• 50

• 100

• 150

A movie ticket costs $8. If you buy 3 tickets, how much will you spend in total? Create an equation to represent this situation and check your solution.

• $16

• $20

• $30

• $24