Solving One-Step Equations in Real-Life Scenarios

A store sells notebooks for $3 each. If you buy x notebooks and spend $15, how many notebooks did you buy?

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 4

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away x apples to her friends. If she has 7 apples left, how many apples did she give away?

• 8

• 3

• 10

• 5

A taxi charges a flat fee of $5 plus $2 per mile. If you paid $13 for a ride, how many miles did you travel?

• 5 miles

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

• 2 miles

A gardener has x flower pots. If he buys 5 more pots and now has 20 pots, how many pots did he originally have?

• 10

• 15

• 25

• 18

A recipe requires 4 cups of flour. If you have x cups and need 2 more cups, how many cups do you have?

• x + 4

• 4 - x

• x - 2

• x + 2

A concert ticket costs $25. If you have x dollars and want to buy 3 tickets, how much money do you need?

• 75

• 100

• 50

• 30

A car travels x miles in 2 hours at a constant speed of 60 miles per hour. How far did the car travel?

• 100 miles

• 80 miles

• 120 miles

• 150 miles

A school has x students. If 15 students leave and there are now 85 students left, how many students were there originally?

• 90

• 100

• 110

• 95

A baker makes x cookies. If he sells 10 cookies and has 30 cookies left, how many cookies did he make?

• 50

• 40

• 30

• 20