Real World Equations Worksheet
Real-World Equation Solvers
Page 1: Equal Groups & Sharing
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Directions: Write a one-step multiplication or division equation using a variable. Show your solving steps and label your answer with units.
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Maya bought 6 packs of sketching pencils for art club. She has 48 pencils in total. How many pencils are in each pack?
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Leo split a bag of pretzels equally among 4 friends. Each friend got 14 pretzels. How many pretzels were in the bag originally?
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The cafeteria packed 7 equal crates of apples for field day. There are 63 apples altogether. How many apples are in each crate?
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A librarian arranged new novels evenly on 5 display shelves. Each shelf holds 12 books. How many novels were placed in all?
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Marcus trains his puppy for 15 minutes each session. He spent 75 minutes training this week. How many sessions did he finish?
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A landscaper divided tulip bulbs equally into 8 garden beds. Each bed received 9 bulbs. How many bulbs were in the box?
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A bakery packs cookies in boxes of 6. They need to fill a party order of 90 cookies. How many boxes must they pack?
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Coach Diaz split a bucket of tennis balls equally among 6 courts. Each court received 18 balls. How many balls were in the bucket?
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A fairground roller coaster seats 8 people per car. If 96 visitors are waiting in line, how many cars are needed to seat everyone?
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An art teacher poured a jug of paint equally into 9 bottles. Each bottle holds 8 fluid ounces. How many ounces were in the jug?
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Unit 3 • One-Step Equations Practice Page 1 of 5
Real-World Equation Solvers
Page 2: Money, Earnings & Budgeting
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Directions: Set up a multiplication or division equation for each money scenario. Solve for the unknown value and include dollar units.
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Elijah earned $84 mowing lawns over the weekend. He charges $12 per lawn. How many lawns did Elijah mow?
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Four siblings split the cost of an anniversary gift equally. Each sibling paid $23. What was the total price of the gift?
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A community theater sold play tickets for $9 each. They collected $225 on opening night. How many tickets were sold?
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Chloe divided her savings equally into 3 savings envelopes. She put $35 in each envelope. How much did she save in all?
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A mobile food truck sells fruit smoothies for $8 each. At lunch, they made $312 from smoothie sales. How many smoothies were sold?
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A basketball team split a tournament entry fee equally among 14 players. Each player paid $16. What was the total fee?
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A guitar teacher charges $28 per lesson. Sofia spent $196 on guitar lessons last month. How many lessons did Sofia take?
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Five coworkers chipped in equal shares to buy a coffee maker. Each person contributed $18. How much did the machine cost?
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A bookstore ordered boxed graphic novels for $13 each. The invoice totaled $351. How many graphic novel sets were ordered?
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A robotics club split their competition prize money equally among 6 student teams. Each team received $145. What was the total prize?
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Unit 3 • One-Step Equations Practice Page 2 of 5
Real-World Equation Solvers
Page 3: Distance, Speed & Time
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Directions: Use the rate-time-distance relationship to write a one-step equation for each travel scenario. Solve and include full units.
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A cyclist rode at a steady pace of 14 miles per hour. Her bike computer tracked 42 miles. How many hours did she ride?
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An electric train route is divided into 4 equal segments of 38 miles each. What is the total length of the railway line?
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Jordan swims laps in a pool that is 25 meters long. His training workout totaled 650 meters. How many laps did Jordan swim?
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A hiking crew split their mountain trek into 3 equal daily stages of 16 miles each. What was the total distance of the trail?
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An airplane flies at a cruising speed of 480 miles per hour. How many hours will it take to fly a nonstop flight of 1,440 miles?
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A runner split her monthly training into 5 identical long-distance runs of 18 km each. What was her combined running distance?
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A planetary surface rover travels 35 meters per hour. It drove 245 meters in total. How many hours was the rover moving?
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A shipping firm divided a delivery route equally among 8 relay drivers. Each driver covered 45 miles. What was the full route?
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A kayaker paddled downriver at an average speed of 6 miles per hour. She completed a 30-mile trip. How many hours did she paddle?
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A shuttle schedule divides its circuit into 6 equal intervals between stops. Each interval takes 11 minutes. What is the total drive time?
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Unit 3 • One-Step Equations Practice Page 3 of 5
Real-World Equation Solvers
Page 4: Science, Measurement & Lab Data
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Directions: Translate each science investigation into a one-step equation. Solve clearly and include scientific measurement units.
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Students need 15 mL of saline for each lab trial. A stock bottle contains 180 mL. How many trials can be conducted?
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A marine biologist divided seawater equally into 7 test cylinders holding 24 mL each. What was the total seawater volume?
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An apiary harvested 96 pounds of honey and packed it into glass jars holding 3 pounds each. How many jars were filled?
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A sanctuary divided deer feed evenly among 9 feeding troughs. Each trough received 16 kilograms. What was the total mass?
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An aquarium pump circulates 45 gallons of water per minute. How many minutes will it take to circulate 540 gallons?
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A botanist distributed wildflower seeds equally into 12 greenhouse trays. Each tray got 15 seeds. How many seeds were in the pack?
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A snowstorm dropped snow at a steady rate of 4 cm per hour. A gauge measured 28 cm total. How many hours did the snow fall?
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A solar array stores power equally across 8 battery units. Each unit stores 22 kWh. What is the total solar energy stored?
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A medicine bottle contains 252 mL of liquid. A calf receives 18 mL per day. How many days will the medicine bottle last?
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A greenhouse divided soil equally among 15 raised planters. Each planter got 24 liters. What was the total soil volume?
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Unit 3 • One-Step Equations Practice Page 4 of 5
Real-World Equation Solvers
Page 5: Community, Tech & Production
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Directions: Read each everyday scenario. Write a multiplication or division equation, show your steps, and state your final answer with exact units.
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A school district cloud server archives backups at 16 gigabytes per minute. How many minutes will it take to backup 240 gigabytes?
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A food pantry divided a bulk grain donation equally among 12 family hampers. Each hamper got 18 pounds. What was the total weight?
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A print shop produces festival posters for $7 each. An arts committee spent $294 on posters. How many posters did they order?
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An apple orchard split its autumn crop equally among 8 farm markets. Each market got 135 bushels. How many bushels were harvested?
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A hardware plant packs steel bolts in boxes of 24. A worker boxed 432 bolts during her morning shift. How many full boxes did she pack?
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A marathon divided water cups equally across 16 hydration stations. Each station received 75 cups. How many cups were distributed?
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A survey drone captures 18 aerial photos per minute of flight. It captured 270 photos in total. How many minutes was the drone flying?
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A candlemaker poured melted soy wax equally into 14 jars. Each jar holds 16 ounces of wax. How many ounces of wax did she melt?
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A school district bought robotics kits for $32 each with grant money. The total purchase was $512. How many kits were bought?
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A wildlife team tracked caribou migration split into 9 equal trek corridors of 28 miles each. What was the total migration distance?
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Unit 3 • One-Step Equations Practice Page 5 of 5
