Solving One and Two-Step Equations: Grade 6 Challenge

Sarah has 12 apples. She gives away some apples to her friend. If she has 8 apples left, how many apples did she give away?

• 6

• 10

• 2

• 4

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books, how much money do you spend in total?

• $45

• $75

• $60

• $30

Tom has twice as many marbles as Jerry. If Jerry has 5 marbles, how many marbles does Tom have?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 5

A box contains some chocolates. If you take out 4 chocolates and there are 10 left, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 12

• 16

• 14

• 10

Lisa is 3 years older than her brother. If her brother is x years old, how old is Lisa?

• x + 3

• x + 5

• x - 3

• x + 2

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours?

• 240 miles

• 90 miles

• 120 miles

• 180 miles

The sum of a number and 7 is 15. What is the number?

• 10

• 12

• 6

• 8

If you buy 5 pencils for $2 each, how much do you spend in total?

• $15

• $10

• $5

• $20

A rectangle has a length of 10 cm and a width of x cm. If the perimeter is 40 cm, what is the width?

• 10 cm

• 15 cm

• 20 cm

• 5 cm

If a shirt costs $20 and you have a coupon for $5 off, how much will you pay for the shirt?

• $15

• $10

• $25

• $18