Solve One-Step Equations: Fun Challenges for Grade 6

Maria has 12 apples. She gives some apples to her friend and now has 7 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 3

• 10

• 5

• 8

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

• 7

• 5

• 10

• 3

Tom has 20 marbles. He loses some marbles and now has 15 left. How many marbles did he lose?

• 5

• 10

• 3

• 7

A box contains 30 chocolates. If you eat x chocolates, there are 22 chocolates left. How many chocolates did you eat?

• 6

• 10

• 12

• 8

Samantha read 25 pages of her book. If she has read x pages in total, how many more pages does she need to read to reach 50 pages?

• 50 + x

• 25 - x

• x - 25

• 50 - x

A car travels 60 miles in one hour. If it travels for x hours, how far will it go if it travels for 2 hours?

• 150 miles

• 120 miles

• 90 miles

• 100 miles

Liam has $50. He spends x dollars on a toy. If he has $30 left, how much did he spend on the toy?

• 35

• 25

• 15

• 20

A garden has 40 flowers. If x flowers are picked, there are 25 flowers left. How many flowers were picked?

• 20

• 10

• 5

• 15

A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat x slices, how many slices are left if you started with 8 slices?

• 8 - (8 - x)

• x slices

• 8 - x

• 8 + x

A school has 200 students. If x students are absent, there are 180 students present. How many students are absent?

• 15

• 25

• 30

• 20