Mastering Two-Step Equations: Fun Word Problems for 6th Grade

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples to her friend and now has 5 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 3

• 10

• 4

• 7

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books and pay with a $50 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $20

• $10

• $0

• $5

Tom has twice as many marbles as Jerry. If Jerry has 8 marbles, how many marbles does Tom have?

• 16

• 10

• 20

• 12

A box contains some chocolates. If you take out 6 chocolates, there are 14 left. How many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 18

• 22

• 16

• 20

Lily is 4 years older than her brother. If her brother is x years old, how old is Lily?

• x + 1

• x + 4

• x - 4

• x + 2

A store sells pencils for $2 each. If you buy 5 pencils and pay with a $20 bill, how much money will you have left?

• $5

• $15

• $8

• $10

The sum of a number and 9 is 15. What is the number?

• 6

• 10

• 4

• 12

A gardener plants 3 rows of flowers. If each row has x flowers and there are 21 flowers in total, how many flowers are in each row?

• 6

• 7

• 9

• 5

A movie ticket costs $10. If you buy tickets for 4 friends and yourself, how much will you spend in total?

• $40

• $60

• $30

• $50

A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of sugar do you need in total?

• 10 cups

• 4 cups

• 6 cups

• 8 cups