Solve One-Step Equations: Word Problems for 6th Grade

Sarah has some apples. If she buys 5 more apples, she will have 12 apples. How many apples did she start with?

• 7

• 3

• 10

• 5

A book costs $15. If you have $x and you spend $5, how much money do you have left? Write the equation to find x.

• x - 10

• x + 5

• 5 - x

• x - 5

Tom has 20 marbles. He gives some marbles to his friend and now he has 15 marbles left. How many marbles did he give away?

• 10

• 7

• 5

• 3

Lisa is x years old. If she is 3 years younger than her brother who is 10 years old, how old is Lisa? Write the equation to find x.

• 7

• 6

• 8

• 5

A box contains some chocolates. If you eat 8 chocolates and there are 12 left, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 15

• 18

• 25

• 20

In a classroom, there are x students. If 4 more students join, there will be 30 students in total. Write the equation to find x.

• x + 4 = 30

• x - 4 = 30

• x + 4 = 25

• x + 30 = 4

A gardener planted x flowers. If he plants 7 more flowers, he will have 25 flowers in total. How many flowers did he plant initially?

• 18

• 20

• 10

• 15

Emma has $50. She spends some money on a toy and now has $30 left. How much did she spend? Write the equation to find the amount spent.

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 35

A car can travel x miles on a full tank. If it travels 150 miles and has 50 miles left, how far can it go on a full tank? Write the equation to find x.

• x = 200

• x = 100

• x = 150

• x = 250

Jake has 18 stickers. He gives away some stickers to his friends and now has 10 stickers left. How many stickers did he give away?

• 12

• 6

• 10

• 8