Solving One-Step Equations in Everyday Life

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend. Now she has 9 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 6

• 10

• 4

• 8

Tom has 20 marbles. He buys 5 more marbles. How many marbles does he have now?

• 10

• 30

• 25

• 15

A box contains 12 chocolates. If 4 chocolates are eaten, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• 8

• 4

• 10

• 6

Lisa has 30 stickers. She gives away some stickers to her classmates. Now she has 22 stickers left. How many stickers did she give away?

• 12

• 8

• 5

• 10

There are 25 students in a class. If 7 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 18

Mark has 50 dollars. He spends 15 dollars on a toy. How much money does he have left?

• 25 dollars

• 50 dollars

• 40 dollars

• 35 dollars

Emma read 18 pages of her book. If she has 32 pages left to read, how many pages are in the book?

• 50 pages

• 45 pages

• 60 pages

• 40 pages

A farmer has 40 cows. If he sells 12 cows, how many cows does he have now?

• 30

• 28

• 25

• 35

Jenny has 45 beads. She uses 10 beads to make a bracelet. How many beads does she have left?

• 35

• 30

• 25

• 40

A library has 100 books. If 25 books are checked out, how many books are still in the library?

• 25

• 50

• 75

• 100