Create and Solve One-Step Equations from Word Problems

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

• 10

• 6

• 4

• 2

Tom has 5 more than twice the number of marbles that Jerry has. If Jerry has x marbles, write an equation to express the number of marbles Tom has.

• 3x + 5

• 2x + 5

• 2x - 5

• x + 5

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books, how much do you spend in total? Create an equation to find the total cost.

• $75

• $30

• $60

• $45

Lily has 20 stickers. She wants to share them equally among her 4 friends. How many stickers will each friend get? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 5

A farmer has 50 chickens. He sells some and now has 30 left. How many chickens did he sell? Create an equation to find the number of chickens sold.

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 10

In a classroom, there are 24 students. If 6 students are absent, how many students are present? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 12

• 20

• 15

• 18

A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat 3 slices, how many slices are left? Create an equation to find the remaining slices.

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Emma has $50. She spends some money on a toy that costs $20. How much money does she have left? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 20

• 40

• 10

• 30

A gardener plants 15 flowers in each row. If he plants 3 rows, how many flowers does he plant in total? Create an equation to find the total number of flowers.

• 45

• 75

• 60

• 30

A box contains x candies. If you take away 7 candies and there are 13 left, write an equation to find the value of x.

• 18

• 15

• 25

• 20