Solving Real-Life Problems: One-Step Equations Quiz

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples to her friend and now has 8 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 10

• 4

• 2

• 6

A book costs $15. If you have $x and you buy the book, you have $5 left. Write and solve the equation to find out how much money you had before buying the book.

• 10

• 25

• 30

• 20

Tom is 3 years older than his brother. If his brother is x years old, how old is Tom?

• x + 2

• x + 5

• x - 3

• x + 3

A box contains 20 chocolates. If you eat x chocolates, there are 12 chocolates left. How many chocolates did you eat?

• 8

• 4

• 6

• 10

Samantha has $50. She spends some money and now has $30 left. Write an equation to find out how much money she spent.

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 25

A rectangle has a length of 10 cm and a width of x cm. If the perimeter is 40 cm, what is the width of the rectangle?

• 10 cm

• 20 cm

• 15 cm

• 5 cm

A car travels 60 miles per hour. If it travels for x hours, it covers 180 miles. Write and solve the equation to find out how long the car traveled.

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

• 3 hours

• 5 hours

Liam has 5 more than twice the number of marbles that Emma has. If Emma has x marbles, how many marbles does Liam have?

• 3x - 5

• 2x + 5

• x + 5

• 2x - 5

A shirt costs $25. If you have $x and you want to buy the shirt, you will have $10 left. How much money did you have before buying the shirt?

• 40

• 20

• 35

• 30

A gardener has 30 flowers. He plants some flowers and now has 18 flowers left. How many flowers did he plant?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 12