Real-Life Equations: One-Step and Multi-Step Challenges

A baker has 12 cookies. He bakes some more and now has 20 cookies. How many cookies did he bake? Set up an equation to find the answer.

• 8

• 6

• 12

• 10

Maria has 5 times as many marbles as Tom. If Tom has x marbles, write an equation to represent the number of marbles Maria has.

• 5x

• 2x

• 10x

• x

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books, how much do you spend? Write an equation to find the total cost.

• $60

• $45

• $15

• $30

Liam has 50 stickers. He gives away some stickers to his friends and now has 30 left. Write an equation to find out how many stickers he gave away.

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 25

A movie ticket costs $10. If Sarah buys y tickets, write an equation to find the total amount she spends on tickets.

• total_cost = 10 * y

• total_cost = 10 / y

• total_cost = 10 + y

• total_cost = y - 10

A gardener plants 3 rows of flowers. Each row has x flowers. If there are 24 flowers in total, write an equation to find out how many flowers are in each row.

• 8

• 6

• 10

• 12

A toy store has 40 toys. If they sell some toys and have 25 left, write an equation to find out how many toys were sold.

• 10

• 15

• 5

• 20

Emma has $50. She spends $x on a book and has $20 left. Write an equation to find out how much she spent on the book.

• 40

• 30

• 25

• 15

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How far does it travel in t hours? Write an equation to represent the distance traveled.

• distance = 60t

• distance = 60 + t

• distance = 30t

• distance = 60t^2

A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat 2 slices, how many slices are left? Write an equation to find the remaining slices.

• 4 slices

• 8 slices

• 6 slices

• 2 slices