Solving One-Step Equations in Real-Life Scenarios

Maria has some apples. If she buys 5 more apples, she will have 12 apples. How many apples did she have originally?

• 7

• 3

• 10

• 5

Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, how old is Tom? Write the equation and find Tom's age if his sister is 10.

• 16

• 12

• 14

• 8

A box contains some chocolates. If you take out 8 chocolates and there are 20 left, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 18

• 28

• 24

• 30

Lily scored 18 points in a game. If she scores x points in the next game and her total score becomes 30, how many points did she score in the next game?

• 15

• 10

• 20

• 12

A car travels 60 miles per hour. If it has traveled x miles in 2 hours, how far has it traveled? Write the equation and solve for x.

• 80 miles

• 140 miles

• 100 miles

• 120 miles

Jake has $50. He spends some money on a video game and now has $30 left. How much did he spend? Write the equation and solve for the amount spent.

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 10

A gardener planted x flowers. If he plants 15 more flowers and now has 40 flowers, how many flowers did he plant initially?

• 20

• 35

• 30

• 25

Samantha has a collection of stickers. If she gives away 12 stickers and has x stickers left, and she originally had 30 stickers, how many does she have now?

• 24

• 18

• 15

• 10

A recipe calls for x cups of flour. If you use 2 cups and have 3 cups left, how many cups of flour did the recipe require?

• 4 cups

• 6 cups

• 7 cups

• 5 cups