One Step Equations: Use Inverse Operations & Check Answers

Maria has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend and now has 9 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 8

• 10

• 4

• 6

A book costs $12. If you have $5, how much more money do you need to buy the book?

• $5

• $10

• $3

• $7

Tom has a collection of 20 baseball cards. He buys some more cards and now has 30 cards. How many cards did he buy?

• 5

• 25

• 15

• 10

Lily scored 45 points in a game. If she scores 10 more points in the next game, what will her total score be?

• 70

• 50

• 60

• 55

A box contains 50 chocolates. If 18 chocolates are eaten, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• 22

• 40

• 28

• 32

Jake has $50. He spends some money on a video game and now has $30 left. How much did he spend?

• $25

• $10

• $20

• $15

There are 24 students in a class. If 6 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 12

• 20

• 15

• 18

A gardener planted 40 flowers. If he plants 15 more flowers, how many flowers will he have in total?

• 30

• 55

• 40

• 70

Samantha read 25 pages of her book. If she reads 15 more pages, how many pages will she have read in total?

• 35

• 30

• 40

• 50

A car travels 60 miles. If it has already traveled 25 miles, how many more miles does it need to travel to reach 60 miles?

• 20 miles

• 45 miles

• 50 miles

• 35 miles