Solving One-Step Equations with Rationals in Context

A baker uses 1/2 cup of sugar for each batch of cookies. If she wants to make x batches and uses a total of 3 cups of sugar, how many batches can she make?

• 10 batches

• 4 batches

• 8 batches

• 6 batches

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A car travels 3/4 of a mile every minute. If it travels for x minutes and covers a total of 6 miles, how many minutes did it travel?

• 8 minutes

• 6 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 12 minutes

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A gardener has 2/3 of a bag of fertilizer. If he uses x bags and has 1/3 of a bag left, how many bags did he use?

• 2/3

• 1

• 1/2

• 1/3

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A recipe calls for 1/4 cup of oil. If you want to make x times the recipe and use a total of 1 cup of oil, how many times can you make the recipe?

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 2

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A cyclist rides 5/6 of a mile every hour. If he rides for x hours and covers a total of 5 miles, how many hours did he ride?

• 4 hours

• 6 hours

• 8 hours

• 10 hours

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A store sells pencils for $0.75 each. If a student buys x pencils and spends $3.00, how many pencils did the student buy?

• 6

• 2

• 4

• 5

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A tank can hold 2/5 of a gallon of water. If it is filled with x gallons and currently has 1/5 gallon left, how many gallons were used?

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/5 gallon

• 1/5 gallon

• 2/5 gallon

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make x batches and use a total of 3 cups of flour, how many batches can you make?

• 6 batches

• 5 batches

• 4 batches

• 2 batches

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A runner completes 1/2 mile every 5 minutes. If she runs for x minutes and covers a total of 2 miles, how many minutes did she run?

• 30 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 25 minutes

• 15 minutes

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A painter uses 1/3 of a gallon of paint for each wall. If he paints x walls and uses a total of 2 gallons of paint, how many walls did he paint?

• 10

• 4

• 6

• 8

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7