Creating and Solving Equations in Real Life Scenarios

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples to her friend. If she has 8 apples left, how many apples did she give away? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 10

• 4

• 6

• 2

A book costs $15. If you have $50, how much money will you have left after buying the book? Write an equation to find the answer.

• $30

• $35

• $25

• $45

Tom is 3 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to express Tom's age.

• Tom's age = x + 3

• Tom's age = x + 5

• Tom's age = x - 3

• Tom's age = 3x

A box contains 24 chocolates. If you eat x chocolates, how many chocolates are left in the box? Write an equation to represent this scenario.

• x * 24

• x - 24

• 24 + x

• 24 - x

Lily has 5 more than twice the number of stickers that Jake has. If Jake has y stickers, write an equation to express the number of stickers Lily has.

• L = 2y - 5

• L = y + 5

• L = 3y + 5

• L = 2y + 5

A car travels 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in t hours? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• distance = 60t

• distance = 60 + t

• distance = 60/t

• distance = 60 - t

The total cost of 4 notebooks is $20. How much does each notebook cost? Write an equation to find the cost of one notebook.

• Each notebook costs $2.

• Each notebook costs $10.

• Each notebook costs $4.

• Each notebook costs $5.

A gardener has 30 flowers. He plants some flowers in the garden and has 18 flowers left. Write an equation to find out how many flowers he planted.

• 15

• 20

• 12

• 10

A movie ticket costs $12. If you buy x tickets, how much will you spend in total? Write an equation to represent the total cost.

• total_cost = 12 + x

• total_cost = 12 * x

• total_cost = 12 - x

• total_cost = x / 12

Sarah has a collection of 50 stamps. She buys some more stamps and now has 75 stamps. Write an equation to find out how many stamps she bought.

• 15

• 30

• 25

• 40