One-Step Equations: Solving Real-Life Scenarios

Maria has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend and now has 9 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 10

• 4

• 6

• 8

A book costs $12. If you have $20, how much money will you have left after buying the book?

• $8

• $15

• $5

• $10

Tom has a collection of 25 baseball cards. He buys some more cards and now has 30 cards. How many cards did he buy?

• 5

• 7

• 10

• 3

A box contains 40 chocolates. If you eat 8 chocolates, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• 40

• 32

• 36

• 24

Lily has $50. She spends some money on a toy and now has $30 left. How much did she spend on the toy?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

A gardener planted 18 flowers. If he plants 7 more flowers, how many flowers will he have in total?

• 15

• 30

• 25

• 20

There are 24 students in a class. If 6 students go home early, how many students are still in the class?

• 20

• 15

• 12

• 18

A baker made 50 cookies. If he sells 20 cookies, how many cookies does he have left?

• 30

• 40

• 15

• 25

A car can hold 5 passengers. If there are already 3 passengers in the car, how many more passengers can get in?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 4

A store had 100 shirts. After selling 25 shirts, how many shirts are left in the store?

• 50

• 100

• 25

• 75