Solving One-Step Algebra Word Problems for Grade 6

Sarah has 5 more than twice the number of apples that Tom has. If Tom has x apples, how many apples does Sarah have?

• x + 5

• 2x - 5

• 2x + 5

• 3x + 5

A book costs $12. If you have x dollars, how much more money do you need to buy the book?

• 12 - 2x

• 12 - x

• x + 12

• x - 12

The length of a rectangle is 3 meters longer than its width. If the width is x meters, what is the length of the rectangle?

• x + 3 meters

• 2x meters

• x + 5 meters

• x meters

A car travels 60 miles per hour. If it travels for x hours, how far does it go?

• 60x miles

• x miles

• 120x miles

• 60 miles

Maria has 8 more than three times the number of stickers that Jake has. If Jake has x stickers, how many stickers does Maria have?

• 2x + 8

• 3x + 8

• 3x - 8

• x + 8

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

• 8 - (x + 1)

• 8 + x

• x slices

• 8 - x

The total cost of 4 notebooks is $20. If each notebook costs x dollars, how much does one notebook cost?

• 3

• 7

• 5

• 10

A farmer has 15 more than twice the number of cows that he has. If he has x cows, how many animals does he have in total?

• x + 15

• 2x + 15

• 3x + 15

• 3x + 10

A movie ticket costs $10. If you have x dollars, how many tickets can you buy?

• 10 - x

• x * 10

• x / 10

• x + 10

The temperature is 5 degrees higher than x degrees. If the current temperature is 20 degrees, what is the value of x?

• 10

• 30

• 15

• 25