Solving Two-Step Equations: Real-World Problems for 6th Grade

Maria has 12 apples. She gives some to her friend and now has 5 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 4

• 7

• 3

• 10

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books and pay with a $60 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $30

• $10

• $45

• $15

Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to find Tom's age and solve for x when his sister is 10.

• 8

• 14

• 16

• 12

A movie ticket costs $8. If you buy 4 tickets and pay with a $50 bill, how much money will you have left?

• $18

• $10

• $22

• $30

Lily has twice as many marbles as Jake. If Jake has x marbles and together they have 30 marbles, how many marbles does Jake have?

• 20

• 15

• 5

• 10

A box contains some chocolates. If you take out 6 chocolates and there are 14 left, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

• 16

• 22

• 20

• 18

A shirt costs $25. If you buy 2 shirts and a pair of pants for $40, how much did the pants cost?

• The pants cost $5.

• The pants cost $15.

• The pants cost $30.

• The pants cost -$10, indicating an inconsistency.

In a class, there are 20 students. If 5 students are absent, how many students are present? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 5

A gardener plants 3 rows of flowers. If each row has x flowers and there are 24 flowers in total, how many flowers are in each row?

• 12

• 10

• 6

• 8

A bicycle costs $120. If you save $20 each week, how many weeks will it take to save enough to buy the bicycle?

• 4 weeks

• 8 weeks

• 10 weeks

• 6 weeks