Solving One-Step Equations with Fractions and Variables

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you have x cups of sugar, how much more do you need to buy if you currently have 1/4 cup?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

A car travels 1/2 mile every minute. If the car has traveled x miles, how many minutes has it been traveling if it has gone 3 miles?

• 4 minutes

• 8 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 6 minutes

You have x dollars and you spend 1/3 of it on a book. If you have 20 dollars left, how much did you spend?

• 10 dollars

• 25 dollars

• 15 dollars

• 5 dollars

A tank can hold 5/6 of a gallon of water. If you fill it with x gallons, how much more water can it hold if it currently has 1/2 gallon?

• 1/2 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

A gardener has x plants and buys 2/5 of a plant. If he now has 7 plants, how many did he start with?

• 4

• 5

• 8

• 6

You have x pieces of candy and you give away 1/4 of them. If you have 15 pieces left, how many did you start with?

• 20

• 10

• 25

• 30

A box can hold 3/8 of a cubic foot of soil. If you fill it with x cubic feet, how much more soil can it hold if it currently has 1/4 cubic foot?

• 3/8 cubic foot

• 1/2 cubic foot

• 1/4 cubic foot

• 1/8 cubic foot

A student scored x points on a test and missed 1/5 of the questions. If the test had 50 questions, how many points did the student score?

• 20

• 50

• 30

• 40

You have x liters of juice and you drink 1/2 liter. If you have 3 liters left, how much did you start with?

• 2 liters

• 4 liters

• 3.5 liters

• 5 liters

A baker made x cookies and sold 1/3 of them. If he has 24 cookies left, how many cookies did he make?

• 42

• 48

• 36

• 30