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

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

• 8

• 5

• 10

• 3

A book costs $15. If you have $x, how much more money do you need to buy the book? Write the equation and solve for x.

• x / 15

• 15 - x

• 15 + x

• x - 15

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is y years old, how old is Tom? Write the equation and solve for y.

• Tom is y - 5 years old.

• Tom is y + 5 years old.

• Tom is 2y years old.

• Tom is y + 10 years old.

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

• 15 meters

• 5 meters

• 10 meters

• 20 meters

Lisa bought 3 packs of stickers for $x each. If she spent $24 in total, how much does each pack cost? Write and solve the equation.

• 6

• 10

• 12

• 8

A movie ticket costs $8. If you have $p, how many tickets can you buy? Write the equation and solve for p.

• p = number of tickets + 8

• p = number of tickets * 8

• p = number of tickets / 8

• p = number of tickets - 8

The sum of a number n and 9 is 20. What is the value of n? Write and solve the equation.

• 11

• 15

• 12

• 10

A farmer has 50 chickens. If he sells c chickens, he will have 30 left. How many chickens did he sell? Write and solve the equation.

• 25

• 10

• 15

• 20

The total cost of 4 notebooks is $y. If each notebook costs $3, what is the value of y? Write and solve the equation.

• 9

• 12

• 15

• 6

A car travels 60 miles per hour. If it travels for t hours, how far does it go? Write the equation and solve for t when the distance is 180 miles.

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

• 5 hours

• 3 hours