Solving One-Step Equations: Real-Life Scenarios

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? Solve for x: 12 - x = 8. Check your solution.

• 6

• 2

• 4

• 10

A book costs $15. If you have $x, how much more money do you need to buy the book if you currently have $10? Solve for x: x - 10 = 15. Check your solution.

• 20

• 10

• 5

• 15

Tom has 20 marbles. He loses some marbles and now has 15 left. How many marbles did he lose? Solve for x: 20 - x = 15. Check your solution.

• 10

• 7

• 3

• 5

A box contains x candies. If you eat 5 candies, you have 10 left. How many candies were in the box originally? Solve for x: x - 5 = 10. Check your solution.

• 20

• 15

• 25

• 10

Samantha has $50. She spends some money and now has $30 left. How much money did she spend? Solve for x: 50 - x = 30. Check your solution.

• 25

• 10

• 15

• 20

A gardener planted x flowers. If he plants 7 more flowers, he will have 20 flowers in total. How many flowers did he plant initially? Solve for x: x + 7 = 20. Check your solution.

• 13

• 10

• 17

• 15

A car can travel x miles on a full tank. If it travels 150 miles and has 50 miles left, how far can it go on a full tank? Solve for x: 150 + 50 = x. Check your solution.

• 250 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

• 100 miles

Lily has x stickers. If she buys 10 more stickers, she will have 25 stickers in total. How many stickers did she have before? Solve for x: x + 10 = 25. Check your solution.

• 30

• 20

• 15

• 5

A pizza has x slices. If you eat 3 slices, there are 5 slices left. How many slices were in the pizza originally? Solve for x: x - 3 = 5. Check your solution.

• 8

• 6

• 4

• 10

A train travels x miles in 2 hours. If it travels 60 miles in that time, how far does it travel in 1 hour? Solve for x: 2 * (x/2) = 60. Check your solution.

• 20 miles

• 30 miles

• 40 miles

• 50 miles