Writing Equations from Word Problems for Grade 6

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some to her friend and now has 9 apples left. How many apples did she give away? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 10

A book costs $12. If you buy 3 books, how much do you spend in total? Write an equation to find the total cost.

• $24

• $36

• $48

• $30

Tom has $50. He spends $18 on a video game. How much money does he have left? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 32

• 22

• 18

• 40

Lisa is 4 years older than her brother. If her brother is x years old, how old is Lisa? Write an equation to express Lisa's age in terms of x.

• Lisa's age = 2x

• Lisa's age = x + 2

• Lisa's age = x - 4

• Lisa's age = x + 4

A box contains 20 chocolates. If you eat x chocolates, how many chocolates are left in the box? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 20 * x

• 20 - x

• 20 + x

• x - 20

The temperature was 30 degrees in the morning. It dropped by 12 degrees by the afternoon. What is the temperature now? Write an equation to find the current temperature.

• 18 degrees

• 15 degrees

• 25 degrees

• 22 degrees

A farmer has 50 chickens. He sells some and now has 32 left. How many chickens did he sell? Write an equation to find the number of chickens sold.

• 10

• 18

• 25

• 15

Emma has 24 stickers. She gives away y stickers to her friends. How many stickers does she have left? Write an equation to express the number of stickers remaining.

• 24 - y

• 24 * y

• 24 + y

• y - 24

A car travels 60 miles in one hour. If it travels for t hours, how far does it go? Write an equation to find the distance traveled.

• Distance = 60t

• Distance = 60 + t

• Distance = 60t^2

• Distance = 60 - t

Jake has 100 marbles. He loses 25 marbles. How many marbles does he have now? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 100

• 50

• 80

• 75