Solving Real-Life One-Step Equations for Grade 6

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

• 10

• 2

• 4

• 6

A book costs $15. If you have x dollars, how much more money do you need to buy the book if you currently have $10?

• 10

• 3

• 7

• 5

A box contains x candies. If you eat 3 candies, there are 10 candies left. How many candies were in the box originally?

• 15

• 20

• 10

• 13

The temperature was x degrees in the morning. If it increased by 7 degrees and reached 20 degrees, what was the morning temperature?

• 18 degrees

• 15 degrees

• 10 degrees

• 13 degrees

A car travels x miles in 2 hours. If it travels 60 miles in total, how fast was the car going?

• 30 miles per hour

• 50 miles per hour

• 40 miles per hour

• 20 miles per hour

Lisa has x stickers. If she buys 5 more stickers, she will have 20 stickers. How many stickers did she have before?

• 15

• 25

• 30

• 10

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

• 20 cm

• 10 cm

• 15 cm

• 5 cm

You have x dollars. If you spend $25, you will have $75 left. How much money did you start with?

• 100

• 50

• 75

• 125

A garden has x flowers. If 4 flowers bloom, there are now 12 flowers. How many flowers were there initially?

• 8

• 6

• 4

• 10