Solve for x: Fun with One Variable Word Problems

Sarah has x apples. If she buys 5 more apples, she will have 12 apples. How many apples does she have now?

• 7

• 10

• 8

• 6

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

• 8 dollars

• 12 dollars

• 10 dollars

• 6 dollars

Tom has x marbles. He gives 7 marbles to his friend and now has 15 marbles left. How many marbles did Tom start with?

• 22

• 15

• 25

• 20

A car travels x miles in 2 hours. If it travels 60 miles in total, how fast is the car going?

• 20 miles per hour

• 30 miles per hour

• 50 miles per hour

• 40 miles per hour

Lisa has x stickers. She gives 10 stickers to her brother and now has 25 stickers left. How many stickers did she have originally?

• 35

• 20

• 40

• 30

A box contains x chocolates. If you eat 4 chocolates and there are 10 left, how many chocolates were in the box?

• 14

• 16

• 12

• 10

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

• 3

• 7

• 10

• 5

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

• 10

• 12

• 15

• 18

A movie ticket costs x dollars. If you buy 4 tickets for 40 dollars, how much does each ticket cost?

• 5 dollars

• 10 dollars

• 15 dollars

• 20 dollars

In a classroom, there are x students. If 5 more students join and the total becomes 30, how many students were there before?

• 20

• 10

• 25

• 15