One Step Variable Word Problems

WRITE AN EQUATION
Last Friday Trevon had $29. Over the
weekend he received some money for cleaning the attic. He now has $41. How much money did he receive?

• 29+41=x
• 41-x=29
• x+29=41
• x-29=41

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After paying $5.12 for a salad, Norachai has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad?

• 27.10+5.12=x
• 27.10-5.12=x
• x-5.12=27.10
• 5.12+x=27.10

Amy was given an amount of money, m, for a good grades on her report card. She spent $15.00 and now has $25.32. How much money did she get for good grades? Write an equation you could use to solve this problem. Use m as your variable.

• m-25.32=15
• m/25.32
• m-15=25.32
• 15m=25.32

Working together, Joy and Steve collected 53 pounds of aluminum cans for recycling. If Joy collected 20 pounds, find the number of pounds, x, that Steve collected. Using x as your variable write an equation to solve.

• 20x=53
• x-20=53
• x-53=20
• x+20=53

Robin made $24.00 one weekend and some money, m, the next. She made a total of $65.00. How much money did Robin make the second weekend? Using m as your variable write an equation to solve this problem.

• 24m=65
• m/24=65
• m+24=65
• m-24=65

Apples cost $2 per pound. How many pounds of apples can you buy for $20?

• a/2 = 20
• 2a = 20
• 20/a = 2
• 2/a = 20

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At a restaurant, Mike and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $13 then what was the total bill?

• 4x=13
• x/3=13
• 13(4)=x
• x/4=13

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How many packages of diapers can you buy with $40 if one package costs $8?

• 8x=40
• 40/8=x
• 40/x=8
• 40x=8

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Amanda and her best friend found some money buried in a field. They split the money evenly, each getting $24.28. How much money did they find?

• 24.28/x=2
• 2x=24.28
• x/2=24.28
• 24.28/2=x

Joey and four of his friends went out to eat. They decided to split the bill evenly. Each person paid $11.13. What was the total bill? Write an equation you could use to solve this equation. Use d as your variable.

• d/4=$11.13
• 4d=$11.13
• d/5=$11.13
• 5d=$11.13