Solving One-Step Equations in Word Problems for 6th Graders

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

• 10

• 3

• 8

• 5

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

• 15 + x

• x + 15

• x - 15

• 15 - x

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, how old is Tom?

• x + 5

• x - 5

• x + 10

• x - 1

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

• 10 cm

• 15 cm

• 20 cm

• 5 cm

Lisa bought 3 packs of stickers. Each pack has x stickers. If she has a total of 24 stickers, how many stickers are in each pack?

• 8

• 12

• 6

• 10

A movie ticket costs $8. If you have $y, how much money will you have left after buying one ticket?

• y + 8

• y - 8

• y / 2

• y - 4

The temperature was 20 degrees in the morning. It dropped by x degrees by evening. If the evening temperature is 15 degrees, what is x?

• 3

• 10

• 5

• 7

A box contains x candies. If you eat 5 candies, you have 10 left. How many candies were in the box originally?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 25

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in x hours?

• 60x miles

• 60x kilometers

• 30x miles

• 120x miles

If a shirt costs $25 and you have $z, how much more money do you need to buy the shirt?

• $25 - z

• $25 + z

• $z - 25

• $0 + z