Translate Words to Equations: Real-Life Math Problems

Maria has x apples. If she buys 5 more apples, she will have 12 apples. How many apples did she start with?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 7

A book costs x dollars. If you buy 3 books, you spend 24 dollars. How much does each book cost?

• 12 dollars

• 6 dollars

• 10 dollars

• 8 dollars

Tom has twice as many marbles as Jerry. If Jerry has x marbles and together they have 30 marbles, how many marbles does Jerry have?

• 10

• 15

• 5

• 20

A movie ticket costs x dollars. If you buy 4 tickets and spend 32 dollars, what is the cost of one ticket?

• 12 dollars

• 10 dollars

• 8 dollars

• 6 dollars

Lily is x years old. In 5 years, she will be 15 years old. How old is Lily now?

• 12

• 10

• 5

• 20

A box contains x chocolates. If you eat 3 chocolates and there are 10 left, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 15

• 20

• 10

• 13

The total cost of x pencils is 15 dollars. If each pencil costs 3 dollars, how many pencils did you buy?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

A car travels x miles in 2 hours. If it travels 60 miles in that time, what is the value of x?

• 60

• 70

• 50

• 80

In a class, there are x students. If 5 more students join, there will be 25 students in total. How many students were there originally?

• 20

• 10

• 15

• 30

A garden has x flowers. If 10 flowers bloom and the total becomes 30 flowers, how many flowers were there initially?

• 20

• 35

• 25

• 15