Solving One Variable Word Problems in Real Life

Ava has 12 apples. She gives some to her friend. If she has 5 apples left, how many apples did she give away?

• 7

• 3

• 6

• 4

Tom is 3 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to find Tom's age.

• Tom's age = x + 5

• Tom's age = x + 3

• Tom's age = 2x + 3

• Tom's age = x - 3

A book costs $15. If you buy x books, how much will you spend? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• total cost = 15 + x

• total cost = x - 15

• total cost = 15 * x

• total cost = 15 / x

Liam has twice as many marbles as Noah. If Noah has x marbles, how many marbles does Liam have?

• 2x

• 3x

• x+2

• x

A rectangle has a length of 10 cm and a width of x cm. If the perimeter is 40 cm, what is the value of x?

• 15 cm

• 20 cm

• 5 cm

• 10 cm

Sarah bought 5 packs of stickers. Each pack has x stickers. If she has a total of 30 stickers, how many stickers are in each pack?

• 5

• 8

• 6

• 7

A car travels at a speed of 60 km/h. How far will it travel in x hours? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• distance = 60 * x

• distance = 60 / x

• distance = 60 + x

• distance = 60 - x

The sum of a number x and 8 is 20. Write an equation to find the value of x.

• x = 4

• x = 16

• x = 12

• x = 8

A movie ticket costs $12. If you buy x tickets, how much do you spend? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• total_cost = 12 / x

• total_cost = x + 12

• total_cost = 12 - x

• total_cost = 12 * x

Emma has 50 candies. She wants to share them equally among x friends. How many candies will each friend get?

• 50/x

• x/50

• 50+x

• 25+x