Real-Life Unknowns: Solve One & Two-Step Equations

Maria has 12 apples. She gives some to her friend and now has 7 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 3

• 8

• 10

• 5

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books, how much do you spend in total?

• $30

• $15

• $60

• $45

Tom has a collection of 50 baseball cards. He gives away 'x' cards to his friend. If he has 30 cards left, how many cards did he give away?

• 15

• 25

• 10

• 20

A box contains 'y' chocolates. If you eat 5 chocolates, there are 10 left. How many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 15

• 10

• 20

• 25

Sarah bought 4 packs of stickers. Each pack has 'x' stickers. If she has 32 stickers in total, how many stickers are in each pack?

• 4

• 10

• 12

• 8

A movie ticket costs $12. If you buy 'y' tickets, and you spend $60, how many tickets did you buy?

• 6

• 5

• 3

• 4

Liam has $50. He spends 'x' dollars on a video game. If he has $30 left, how much did he spend on the game?

• 20

• 25

• 15

• 35

A garden has 'y' flowers. If 8 flowers bloom and now there are 20 flowers in total, how many flowers were there originally?

• 18

• 12

• 10

• 15

A shirt costs $25. If you have $100 and buy 'x' shirts, how many shirts can you buy?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 5

In a classroom, there are 'y' students. If 5 students leave and now there are 20 students left, how many students were there originally?

• 22

• 15

• 25

• 30