Real World Math: Solving Word Problems with Equations

A farmer has 120 apples. He sells some apples and has 45 left. How many apples did he sell?

• 90

• 30

• 75

• 60

Maria has 3 times as many marbles as John. If John has 15 marbles, how many marbles does Maria have?

• 15

• 60

• 45

• 30

A book costs $12. If you buy 5 books, how much do you spend in total?

• $60

• $50

• $30

• $72

Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to find Tom's age.

• Tom's age = 2x

• Tom's age = x + 4

• Tom's age = x - 4

• Tom's age = x + 2

A car travels 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 90 miles

• 120 miles

• 180 miles

• 240 miles

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat 3 slices, how many slices are left? Write an equation to find the remaining slices.

• 4 slices left

• 6 slices left

• 3 slices left

• 5 slices left

A school has 250 students. If 75 students are in the band, how many are not in the band?

• 100

• 200

• 175

• 150

Lily has $50. She spends $20 on a book. How much money does she have left?

• $20

• $10

• $30

• $40

A box contains 24 chocolates. If you give away x chocolates, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• 24 - x

• x - 24

• 24 / x

• x + 24

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you use 6 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 6 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour