Solving Real-Life One-Step Equations for Grade 6

Maria has some apples. If she buys 5 more apples, she will have 12 apples. How many apples did she start with?

• 7

• 10

• 6

• 8

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

• 15 + x

• 15 - x

• x + 15

• x - 15

Tom has 20 marbles. He gives away some marbles to his friend and now has 12 marbles left. How many marbles did he give away?

• 15

• 5

• 8

• 10

A box contains some chocolates. If you eat 3 chocolates, there are 10 left. How many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 13

• 20

• 10

• 15

Lily is 3 years older than her brother. If her brother is x years old, how old is Lily?

• Lily is x - 3 years old.

• Lily is x + 5 years old.

• Lily is x + 3 years old.

• Lily is x years old.

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in x hours?

• 60x miles

• x^2 miles

• 30x miles

• 60 + x miles

The temperature was 5 degrees in the morning. If it rises by x degrees, and the new temperature is 15 degrees, what is x?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 5

A farmer has 50 cows. If he sells x cows, he will have 30 cows left. How many cows did he sell?

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 10

A pencil costs $2. If you buy x pencils, how much will you spend?

• 2 - x

• x + 2

• 2 / x

• 2 * x

In a class, there are 30 students. If 10 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 25

• 20

• 10

• 15