One-Step Equation Word Problems

Tony is 3 years less than twice Joan's age. Tony is 27 years old. How old is Joan?

• 11

• 12

• 15

• 24

If 5 times a number increased by 30 is 15, what is the number?

• -15

• -3

• 3

• 9

James' age in years is five more than two times Kevin's age.  If James is 19 years old, how many years old is Kevin?

• 7

• 9

• 12

• 14

A taxi charges $3, plus $1.50 for each mile traveled.  Mr. Lewis rode in the taxi from his home to the airport and was charged $30.  How many miles does Mr. Lewis live from the airport?

• 18 miles

• 20 miles

• 22 miles

Andrea earns a flat fee of $20 per day plus an additional x dollars for each sale she makes.  Andrea made 10 sales last Saturday and earned a total of $80.  How much does Andrea earn for each sale she makes?

• $6

• $8

• $10

• $12

Laura is 3 years older than twice Joseph's age.  If Laura is 27 years old, how old is Joseph?

• 12

• 15

• 24

• 30

Shawn has $3 more than twice as much money as Peter.  If Shawn has $10, how much money does Peter have?

• $17.00

• $6.75

• $3.50

• $23.00

Two hundred seventy-six people are seated in 12 identical rows for a performance of a school play. How many people are in each row? Let p be the number of people in each row.

• p = 276 ÷ 12

• p = 276 ⋅ 12

• 276p = 12

• p = 12 + 276

A $20 t-shirt is on sale for 1⁄10 off. How much money will Sierra save if she buys the shirt on sale? Let d be the number of dollars saved.

• d = 20 ⋅ 1⁄10

• d = 1⁄10 + 20

• 20d = 1⁄10

• d = 10 ÷ 1⁄10

A land surveyor must partition a distance of 2,600 feet into 40 identical parts. Each part will represent what number of feet? Let f be the number of feet in each part.

• 40f = 2,600

• f = 40 ÷ 2,600

• 2,600f = 40

• f = 2,600 − 40