Solve for Missing Variables: Math Word Problems Grade 6

A baker made 48 cookies and sold x of them. If he has 20 cookies left, how many cookies did he sell?

• 24

• 36

• 28

• 32

Sarah has 3 times as many marbles as Tom. If Tom has y marbles and together they have 48 marbles, how many marbles does Tom have?

• 8

• 12

• 20

• 16

A car travels 60 miles in x hours. If it takes 3 hours to reach its destination, how far did the car travel?

• 120/x miles

• 180/x miles

• 180 miles

• 60x miles

In a classroom, there are 24 students. If x students are boys, how many girls are in the class?

• 24 - x

• 24 - 2x

• x - 24

• x + 24

A book costs $15, and you have x dollars. If you want to buy 2 books, how much more money do you need?

• x - 15

• 2x - 30

• 15 - x

• 30 - x

A farmer has 120 apples. He sells x apples and has 45 apples left. How many apples did he sell?

• 90

• 30

• 60

• 75

A movie theater has x seats. If 75 seats are filled, how many seats are still available?

• 75 - x

• x - 75

• x - 50

• x + 75

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour, and you have x cups. If you want to make the recipe twice, how many more cups do you need?

• 4 - x

• 2 - x

• x + 2

• 6 - x

A train leaves the station at 2 PM and travels at x miles per hour. If it arrives at its destination at 4 PM, how far did it travel?

• 2x

• 4x

• x

• 3x

A gardener planted x flowers in a row. If he planted 5 rows and there are 30 flowers in total, how many flowers did he plant in each row?

• 5

• 6

• 8

• 7