One-Step Equation Word Problems: Real-Life Contexts

Maria has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend and now has 9 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 4

• 8

• 10

• 6

A book costs $12. If you have $20, how much money will you have left after buying the book?

• $8

• $5

• $10

• $15

Tom has 30 marbles. He loses some marbles and now has 22 left. How many marbles did he lose?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

A box contains 50 chocolates. If 18 chocolates are eaten, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• 32

• 40

• 22

• 28

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

• 65

• 80

• 70

• 50

A gardener planted 45 flowers. If he plants 15 more flowers, how many flowers will he have in total?

• 60

• 45

• 75

• 30

Jason has $50. He spends some money on a game and now has $30 left. How much did he spend?

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 10

A car can travel 60 miles on a full tank of gas. If it has 20 miles left to travel, how many miles can it still go before needing a refill?

• 60 miles

• 20 miles

• 80 miles

• 40 miles

Samantha has 80 stickers. She gives away some stickers to her friends and now has 55 stickers left. How many stickers did she give away?

• 25

• 15

• 30

• 40

A pizza has 8 slices. If 3 slices are eaten, how many slices are left?

• 6 slices

• 4 slices

• 5 slices

• 3 slices