One Step Equations: Translate & Identify Variables

Maria has 3 apples. She buys x more apples. If she now has 8 apples, how many apples did she buy?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 2

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If x slices are eaten, and 5 slices are left, how many slices were eaten?

• 6

• 4

• 2

• 3

Tom has 12 marbles. He gives x marbles to his friend. If he has 7 marbles left, how many marbles did he give away?

• 3

• 5

• 8

• 10

A book costs $15. If you have x dollars and you need $5 more to buy the book, how much money do you have?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 5

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you have x cups of sugar, and you need 1/3 cup more, how much sugar do you have?

• 2/3 cups

• x + 1/3 cups

• x + 2/3 cups

• x - 1/3 cups

Lily read 5 chapters of a book. If the book has x chapters and she has 10 chapters left to read, how many chapters are in the book?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 25

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

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

A car travels x miles in 2 hours. If it travels 60 miles in total, how many miles did it travel in the first hour?

• 50 miles

• 40 miles

• 20 miles

• 30 miles

A garden has x flowers. If 3 flowers bloom and there are now 15 flowers, how many flowers were there initially?

• 8

• 10

• 5

• 12

A bag contains x cookies. If you take out 6 cookies and there are 14 cookies left, how many cookies were in the bag?

• 18

• 22

• 20

• 16