Money Matters
You have $15. Your friend gives you $10. How much money do you have now?
15+10=x
x=$25
A basketball player scored 18 points in the first half and 12 points in the second half. How many points did he score total?
x=18+12
x= 30 points
You bought 3 T-shirts for $15 total. You find a $5 gift card. How much did you spend after using it?
15-5=x
x=$10
You have 12 pencils. Your friend gives you 8 more. How many pencils do you have now?
x=20 pencils
A library has 120 books. They buy 30 more books. How many books are in the library now?
x=120+30
x=150 books
A video game costs $45. You have $60. How many money will you have left after buying the game?
$60-x=$45
x= $15
A football team had 42 yards to go for a first down. They gained 25 yards on a play. How many yards do they still need?
x=17 yards
A pair of shoes costs $80. You have $100. How much money will you have left after buying the shoes?
x+80=100
x=$20
A student has 50 pages to read. He reads 18 pages. How many pages are left?
x+18=50
x=32 pages left
A school had 200 pencils. They gave 75 to students. How many pencils remain?
x=125 pencils
You buy 4 movie tickets for the same price. The total cost is $32. How much is one ticket?
4x=32
x=$8
A soccer player scores 3 goals in each game. She played 5 games. How many goals did she score in total?
3x=15
x=5 games
Each notebook costs $4. You buy 6 notebooks. How much did you spend?
4x=24
x=6 notebooks
You earn $10 per lawn you mow. If you mow 5 lawns, how much do you earn?
10x=50
x=5 lawns
Each box of cupcakes has 6 cupcakes. You buy 7 boxes. How many cupcakes do you have in total?
6x=42
x=7 boxes
A $48 bill is shared equally among some friends. Each pays $12. How many friends are in the group?
48 / x =12
x=4 friends
A coach has 48 practice cones and wants to divide them equally among 6 players. How many cones does each player get?
6x=48
x=8 cones per player
A $72 gift basket is split equally among 8 friends. How much value does each friend get?
8x=72
x=$9
A pack of 36 stickers is shared equally among 9 students. How many stickers does each student get?
9x=36
x=4 stickers
You have 56 candy bars and want to put them into 8 bags equally. How many candy bars go in each bag?
8x=56
x=7 candy bars
Two-Step Challenge:
Sam earns the same amount of money each week. After saving for 2 weeks and spending $5, he has $75 left. How much does Sam earn each week?
2x-5=75
x=$40 each week
A baseball player hits the same number of home runs each month. After 2 months, he donates 5 home runs to charity. He now has 75 left. How many home runs does he hit per month?
2x-5=75
x=40 home runs per months
You buy 2 video games and spend $5 on snacks. Your total spending is $75. How much does each video game cost?
2x+5=75
x=$35
You save the same amount of money each week. After 3 weeks, you spend $15 and have $60 left. How much do you save each week?
3x-15=60
x=$25 each week
A magician has the same number of rabbits each month. After 4 months, he gives 10 rabbits away. He now has 70 rabbits. How many rabbits did he start with each month?
4x-10=70
x=20 rabbits