Valentine's Day Math: Solve & Interpret Your Results

Lily bought 3 boxes of chocolates for Valentine's Day. Each box costs $x. If she spent a total of $24, what is the value of x? Check your solution by calculating the total cost with your value of x.

• 6

• 8

• 12

• 10

Tom has 5 Valentine's cards. He buys 2 more cards and gives away 3. If he started with y cards, write an equation to find y. What does your solution tell you about the number of cards he has now?

• Tom has 4 cards now.

• Tom has 6 cards now.

• Tom has 5 cards now.

• Tom has 2 cards now.

A heart-shaped balloon costs $15. If Sarah buys 2 balloons and has $x left, she spends a total of $40. Write an equation to find x. Verify your solution by checking how much money she has left after the purchase.

• 20

• 10

• 5

• 15

Jake wants to buy a gift for his girlfriend. He has $50. If he spends $y on a gift and has $10 left, write an equation to find y. Interpret what your solution means in the context of his budget.

• y = 40

• y = 30

• y = 50

• y = 20

Emma is making Valentine's Day cards. She uses 4 sheets of paper for each card. If she has x sheets and makes 5 cards, how many sheets does she have left? Write an equation and check your solution by calculating the remaining sheets.

• x - 25

• x - 10

• x - 15

• x - 20

A box of chocolates costs $12. If Mia buys 3 boxes and pays with a $50 bill, how much change does she receive? Write an equation to find the change and check your solution by subtracting the total cost from $50.

• $10

• $20

• $5

• $14

Samantha is baking cookies for Valentine's Day. She uses 2 cups of sugar for every 3 batches. If she has x cups of sugar and wants to make 9 batches, how many cups does she need? Write an equation and check your solution by calculating the total sugar needed.

• 8 cups

• 4 cups

• 10 cups

• 6 cups

A Valentine's dinner costs $80. If Alex pays with a $100 bill, how much change does he get back? Write an equation to find the change and verify your solution by subtracting the dinner cost from $100.

• $50

• $30

• $10

• $20