1-Step Equations Word Problems
Lynn is cooking cookies. The recipe calls for 14 cups of flour. She has already put in 4 cups. How many more cups does she need to put in?
10 cups of flour
Jamie needs to buy enough Gatorade for the whole soccer team. If there are 72 kids on the team and Gatorade comes in cases of 12, how many cases does Jamie need to bring?
6 cases
What operation do you use to find change?
subtraction
5.25 + 7=
12.25
How many packages of socks can you buy with $80 if one package costs $16?
5 packages
Mrs. Smith bought smelly stickers for her amazing students! The stickers come in packs of 20. If she has 200 students, how many packs of stickers should she order?
10 packs
7x ____= 49
7
Bryan decided to bring his wallet to the bank to cash it in. On the way, he dropped it and lost $2.50. He had $14.84 left in the wallet. How much did he start with?
$17.34?
A cab company charges $4 for every mile. If you spent a total of $40, how many miles did you ride the cab for?
$10?
m - 15 = 23
m = 38
You are on page 286 in Twilight. If there are 408 pages in the book, how many more do you have to read?
122 pages
How many boxes of envelopes can you buy with $12 if one box costs $3?
4 boxes
What is an equation?
a math sentence with an operation, equal sign, and numbers
example: 8x5=40
5623 divided by 20
281.15
Mary and Kate both work at the 7-11. Mary earns $3.94 more than Kate. If Kate earns $17.90 an hour how much does Mary make?
$21.84
Maria bought tissue boxes. A week later half of all her boxes were destroyed in a fire. There are now only 22 boxes left. With how many did she start?
37 boxes
What is an expression?
it is a number sentence with numbers and an operation but no equal sign
An example is, 2x+7.
695,871-427,948=
267,923