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

Maria has 12 apples. She gives away some apples to her friend. If she has 7 apples left, how many apples did she give away?

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 3

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

• $75

• $60

• $45

• $30

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to represent Tom's age and find Tom's age if his sister is 10.

• 12

• 10

• 20

• 15

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

• 120 miles

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

• 90 miles

Lily has 20 candies. She wants to share them equally among her friends. If she has 4 friends, how many candies will each friend get?

• 4

• 8

• 6

• 5

A box contains x number of chocolates. If you eat 5 chocolates and there are 10 left, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 10

A farmer has 50 apples and he sells some. If he has 30 apples left, how many apples did he sell?

• 20

• 25

• 15

• 10

The total cost of 4 notebooks is $12. How much does each notebook cost?

• $5

• $4

• $3

• $2

A train leaves the station at 2 PM and travels at a speed of 80 miles per hour. How far will it travel by 4 PM?

• 80 miles

• 120 miles

• 200 miles

• 160 miles

If a rectangle has a length of 10 meters and a width of x meters, and the perimeter is 40 meters, what is the value of x?

• 5

• 15

• 20

• 10