Exploring Linear Equations: Real-Life Problem Solving

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples to her friend. If she has 8 apples left, how many apples did she give away?

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 10

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books, how much money do you spend in total?

• $75

• $60

• $45

• $30

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to represent Tom's age and find Tom's age if his sister is 10.

• 20

• 15

• 12

• 10

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.50 per mile driven. If a customer pays $45, how many miles did they drive?

• 50 miles

• 60 miles

• 40 miles

• 30 miles

Lily has twice as many marbles as Jake. If Jake has x marbles and together they have 30 marbles, how many marbles does Jake have?

• 15

• 20

• 5

• 10

A store is having a sale where you can buy 4 shirts for $60. How much does each shirt cost?

• $20

• $25

• $15

• $10

A gardener has 50 flowers. He plants some flowers in a row, and if he has 20 flowers left, how many did he plant?

• 25

• 30

• 15

• 40

A movie ticket costs $12. If you buy tickets for 4 friends, how much do you spend in total?

• $48

• $60

• $24

• $36

Sarah has $50. She spends some money on a book that costs $15. How much money does she have left?

• $30

• $35

• $45

• $25

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 12 cups

• 15 cups

• 9 cups

• 6 cups