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?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= how many more cups of flour she needs
Equation: x+4=14
Answer: 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?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= the # of cases he needs
Equation: 12x=72
Solution: 6 cases
Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of what number?
13
You bought a pencil case that cost $5 and four erasers. You spent a total of $25. How much did each eraser cost?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= the amount of money each eraser costs
Equation: 5+4x=25
Solution: $5 per eraser
You bought a light up pen that cost $10 and eight
erasers. You spent a total of $50. How
much did each eraser cost?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= the amount of money each eraser cost
Equation: 10-8x=50
Solution: $5 per eraser
How many packages of socks can you buy with $80 if one package costs $16?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= the amount of packages of socks you can buy
Equation: 16x=80
Solution: 5 packages
Mrs. Smith bought stickers for her students. The stickers come in packs of 20. If she has 200 students, how many packs of stickers should she order?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= # of packs of stickers she needs
Equation: 20x=200
Solution: 10 packs
This is the only fruit that bears it's seeds on the outside.
Strawberry
A coffee shop sells refill mugs for $8.95. Each refill costs $1.50. Last month Rose spent $26.95 on a mug and refills. How many refills did she buy?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= the amount of refills Rose bought
Equation: 8.95+1.50x=26.95
Solution: 12 refills
Dominic spent half of his weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money his parents let him wash their car for $8. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $24?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= his weekly allowance
Equation:
x/2+8=24
Solution: $32
Bryan dropped his wallet and $2.50 fell into a sewer drain. He had $14.84 left in the wallet when he picked it up. How much did he start with?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= the amount of money he started with
Equation: x-2.50=14.84
Solution: $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?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= how many miles you rode in the cab
Equation: 4x=40
Solution: 10 miles
This human body part stays the same size from birth, however, our nose and ears never stop growing.
Eyeballs
For a field trip 4 students rode in cars and
the rest filled nine buses. How many
students were in each bus if 472 students
were on the trip?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= the amount of students in each bus
Equation: 9x+4=472
Solution: 52 students
Ashley bought 40 lollipops. She gave
two to each of her friends. She only has 4
remaining. How many friends does she
have?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= the amount of friends she has
Equation: 2x+4=40
Solution: 18 friends
You are on page 286 in a Harry Potter book. If there are 408 pages in the book, how many more do you have to read?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= amount of pages left
Equation: x+286=408
Solution: 122 pages
How many boxes of envelopes can you buy
with $12 if one box costs $3?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= # of boxes you can buy
Equation: 3x=12
Solution: 4 boxes
This everyday condiment found in almost every restaurant through out the U.S. was first sold as a medicine.
Ketchup
Jill sold half of her comic books and then
bought sixteen more. She now has 36. With
how many did she begin?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= the amount of comic books Jill started with
Equation:
x/2+16=36
Solution: 40 comic books
You had $20 to spend on four raffle tickets.
After buying them you had $12. How much
did each raffle ticket cost?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= the cost of each raffle ticket
Equation: 12+4x=20
Solution: $2 per raffle ticket
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?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= how much Mary makes
Equation: x-3.94=17.90
Solution: $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?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= the amount of boxes Maria started with?
Equation:
x/2=22
Solution: 44 boxes
Butterflies use this body part to taste.
Their feet
The cost of renting a bike is $10 to take the bike and
$4 for every hour it spends in your possession. The final sum Janice paid is $30. How many hours did Janice rent the bike for?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= the amount of hours Janice rented the bike
Equation: 10+4x=30
Solution: 5 hours
You bought a magazine that cost $3 and two
notepads. You spent a total of $13. How
much did each notepad cost?
What is the let x statement? What is the equation?
let x= the cost of each notepad
Equation: 3+2x=13
Solution: $5