Solve Real-Life One-Step Equations: Find the Unknowns!

Maria has some apples. If she buys 5 more apples and now has 12 apples, how many apples did she start with?

• 10

• 6

• 7

• 8

A book costs $x. If you buy 3 books and spend $15, what is the cost of one book?

• $5

• $7

• $3

• $10

Tom has $20. He spends $x on a toy. If he has $12 left, how much did he spend on the toy?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 8

A box contains some chocolates. If you eat 4 chocolates and there are 10 left, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 12

• 10

• 14

• 16

Lily is x years old. If her sister is 3 years older than her, and her sister is 12 years old, how old is Lily?

• 9

• 10

• 8

• 11

A car travels x miles in 2 hours. If it travels 60 miles in total, how far did it travel in the first hour?

• 40 miles

• 30 miles

• 20 miles

• 50 miles

There are x students in a class. If 5 more students join and the total becomes 30, how many students were there originally?

• 25

• 20

• 10

• 15

A shirt costs $x. If you buy 4 shirts for $80, what is the price of one shirt?

• $25

• $30

• $20

• $15

Jake has $50. He gives $x to his friend. If he has $30 left, how much did he give to his friend?

• 25

• 15

• 20

• 10

A garden has x flowers. If 10 flowers bloom and now there are 25 flowers, how many flowers were there initially?

• 10

• 5

• 15

• 20