Solving One-Step Equations in Real-Life Scenarios

Maria has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend and now has 8 apples left. How many apples did she give away? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 3

• 7

• 5

• 10

A book costs $12. If you have $20, how much money will you have left after buying the book? Write an equation to find the answer.

• $5

• $8

• $10

• $15

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, how old is Tom? Write an equation to express Tom's age in terms of x.

• Tom's age = x + 10

• Tom's age = x + 5

• Tom's age = 2x + 5

• Tom's age = x - 5

A box contains 24 chocolates. If you eat some chocolates and there are 10 left, how many chocolates did you eat? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 16

• 12

• 8

• 14

Lily has $50. She spends some money on a toy and now has $30 left. How much did she spend? Write an equation to find the amount spent.

• 25

• 15

• 20

• 10

A car travels 60 miles in one hour. If it travels for x hours, how far will it go? Write an equation to express the distance traveled in terms of x.

• Distance = 60 + x

• Distance = 60/x

• Distance = 60x

• Distance = 30x

A gardener planted 30 flowers. If he plants x more flowers, he will have 50 flowers in total. How many flowers did he plant? Write an equation to find x.

• 25

• 15

• 10

• 20

A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat 3 slices, how many slices are left? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 5 slices left

• 3 slices left

• 6 slices left

• 4 slices left

Sarah has 40 stickers. She gives away some stickers and now has 25 left. How many stickers did she give away? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 15

• 5

• 10

• 20

A tank can hold 100 liters of water. If it currently has 45 liters, how much more water is needed to fill the tank? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 55 liters

• 60 liters

• 50 liters

• 45 liters