One Step Equation Word Problem

Sally bought three candy bars for a total of $18.00. How much did each candy bar cost? Write an equation to solve this problem. Use c as your variable.

• 18c=6

• c + 6= 18

• c +18 = 6

• 3c=18

Nancy won a certain number of pieces of gum playing the bean bag toss at the county fair. At school she gave 21 away to her classmates. She only has 5 remaining. How many did she give away? Write an equation to solve this problem using g as your variable.

• g/21=5

• g-21=5

• g-5=21

• g+5=21

Nicole and her best friend split the amount of money they earned over the weekend mowing lawns. If each person got $10.93, what is the total amount of money they earned? Which equation could you use to solve this problem?

• 2d=10.93

• d/2=10.93

• d-2=10.93

• d+2=10.93

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month. Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym. Which equation matches this situation?

• 50 + 20m = 290

• 20 + 50m = 290

• 50 + 20 = m

• 50m - 20 = 290

A bag of candy was shared equally among 4 friends. Each friend gave away 7 pieces of candy. They each ended up with 8 pieces of candy. Write an equation to find how much candy was in the bag at the beginning.

• c/7 - 4 = 8

• c/4 + 7 = 8

• 4/c - 7 = 8

• c/4 - 7 = 8

Which equation would describe "two times a number plus five equals 15"?

• x + 5 = 15

• 2x + 5=15

• x + 2(5) = 15

• 2(x + 5) = 15

Erica has $14 and plans to save $5 each week until she has the $64 she needs for a new jacket.  How many weeks will it take Erica to save money for a new jacket?

• 11 weeks

• 10 weeks

• 12 weeks

• 13 weeks

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

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

• 12

• 15

• 24

• 30