Translate & Solve: Real-Life One Step Equations

A store sells pencils for $0.75 each. If you buy x pencils and spend $4.50, how many pencils did you buy?

• 8

• 6

• 10

• 4

Maria has $20. She spends y dollars on a book. If she has $12 left, how much did she spend?

• 15

• 10

• 8

• 5

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour. If you have x cups and need to buy more to have 5 cups, how many cups do you need to buy?

• 2 cups

• x cups

• 5 - x

• 3 cups

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to find Tom's age.

• Tom's age = x - 5

• Tom's age = 5 - x

• Tom's age = x + 5

• Tom's age = x + 10

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. If it travels for t hours, how far does it go? Write the equation for distance.

• distance = 60t

• distance = 60 - t

• distance = 60 + t

• distance = 60t^2

A gardener has x plants and buys 8 more. If he now has 20 plants, how many did he start with?

• 12

• 10

• 18

• 15

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

• y + 15

• 15 - 2y

• 15 - y

• y - 15

A swimming pool is filled with x gallons of water. If it can hold 500 gallons, how many more gallons are needed to fill it?

• 500 - x

• x + 500

• 500 - (x + 100)

• x - 500

A concert ticket costs $50. If you have z dollars, how much money do you have left after buying the ticket?

• z - 50

• z - 25

• 50 - z

• z + 50

A box contains x chocolates. If you eat 3 chocolates and have 10 left, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 10

• 13

• 15

• 20