Real World Math: Solve Word Problems & Inverse Operations

A bakery sells cupcakes for $3 each. If a customer buys 12 cupcakes, how much money do they spend in total? Let x be the total cost.

• $48

• $30

• $36

• $24

Maria has $50. She spends some money on a book that costs $15. How much money does she have left? Let x be the amount left.

• $45

• $35

• $25

• $30

A car travels 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours? Let x be the total distance traveled.

• 120 miles

• 180 miles

• 150 miles

• 240 miles

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers with 8 flowers in each row. How many flowers did the gardener plant in total? Let x be the total number of flowers.

• 50

• 32

• 24

• 40

A movie ticket costs $12. If Sarah has $48, how many tickets can she buy? Let x be the number of tickets.

• 5

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tom has a collection of 150 baseball cards. He gives away some cards to his friend and now has 120 left. How many cards did he give away? Let x be the number of cards given away.

• 30

• 40

• 50

• 20

A school is organizing a field trip. Each student pays $25. If there are 30 students, how much money is collected in total? Let x be the total amount collected.

• 750

• 500

• 900

• 600

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need? Let x be the total cups of flour needed.

• 10 cups

• 4 cups

• 8 cups

• 6 cups

A train leaves the station at 2 PM and arrives at its destination at 4 PM. How long is the journey? Let x be the duration of the journey in hours.

• 1 hour

• 30 minutes

• 3 hours

• 2 hours

A store is having a sale where all items are 20% off. If an item originally costs $50, what is the sale price? Let x be the sale price of the item.

• $40

• $45

• $30

• $25