Solving & Translating Word Problems: Grade 6 Challenge

1. Sarah has 3 times as many apples as Tom. If she gives 4 apples to Tom, she will have 8 apples left. How many apples does Tom have?

• 6

• 10

• 2

• 4

2. A book costs $12. If you buy x books and spend $60, how many books did you buy?

• 5

• 6

• 4

• 7

3. A gardener plants x rows of flowers. Each row has 5 flowers, and he has 20 flowers in total. How many rows did he plant?

• 5

• 4

• 6

• 3

4. Lisa has $50. She spends $10 on a toy and then has 3 times as much money left. How much money did she have after buying the toy?

• $30

• $20

• $40

• $50

5. A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. If it travels for x hours and covers 240 miles, how long did it travel?

• 3 hours

• 5 hours

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

6. A recipe requires 2 cups of sugar for x cookies. If you want to make 24 cookies, how many cups of sugar do you need?

• 4 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

• Depends on the value of x.

• 3 cups of sugar

7. A store sells pencils for $2 each. If you buy x pencils and spend $14, how many pencils did you buy?

• 5

• 10

• 3

• 7

8. A box can hold 10 toys. If you have x boxes and a total of 50 toys, how many boxes do you need?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 5

9. A movie ticket costs $8. If you buy x tickets and spend $40, how many tickets did you buy?

• 5

• 6

• 4

• 7

10. A baker makes x loaves of bread. If he sells 3 loaves and has 12 loaves left, how many loaves did he make?

• 10

• 12

• 18

• 15