Solving One-Variable Word Problems: Find & Check Values

A baker made 48 cookies and sold them for $2 each. If he made $72 from selling cookies, how many cookies did he sell?

• 48

• 36

• 30

• 24

Maria has 3 times as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles and together they have 48 marbles, how many marbles does John have?

• 12

• 20

• 16

• 8

A book costs $15. If Sarah buys x books and spends $60, how many books did she buy?

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 4

Tom has $50. He spends $x on a video game. If he has $20 left, how much did he spend on the game?

• 15

• 25

• 30

• 40

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. If it travels for x hours and covers 180 miles, how long did it travel?

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

• 5 hours

• 2 hours

A rectangle has a length of 10 meters and a width of x meters. If the perimeter is 40 meters, what is the width?

• 15 meters

• 10 meters

• 5 meters

• 20 meters

Lily has 5 more than twice the number of stickers that Sam has. If Sam has x stickers and together they have 35 stickers, how many stickers does Sam have?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 5

A concert ticket costs $25. If Alex buys x tickets and spends $100, how many tickets did he buy?

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 2

A farmer has 120 apples. He sells x apples and has 30 apples left. How many apples did he sell?

• 90

• 60

• 45

• 100

A swimming pool is filled with water at a rate of 10 gallons per hour. If it takes x hours to fill the pool and the pool holds 200 gallons, how long will it take to fill the pool?

• 30 hours

• 15 hours

• 20 hours

• 25 hours