Translate Word Problems to Equations for Grade 6

A store sells pencils for $2 each. If you buy x pencils, how much do you spend? Write an equation to represent the total cost.

• total cost = 2 - x

• total cost = 2 + x

• total cost = 2 * x

• total cost = x + 2

Maria has 3 times as many marbles as John. If John has y marbles, how many does Maria have? Write an equation to express this relationship.

• M = 3y

• M = y/3

• M = 4y

• M = 2y

A car travels 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in t hours? Write an equation to find the distance.

• distance = 60t^2

• distance = 60 + t

• distance = 60 - t

• distance = 60t

Liam has $50. He spends z dollars on a video game. How much money does he have left? Write an equation to show this situation.

• 50 - z

• z - 50

• 50 - 50

• 50 + z

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every batch of cookies. If you want to make b batches, how many cups of flour do you need? Write an equation to represent this.

• cups_of_flour = 2 + b

• cups_of_flour = 2 - b

• cups_of_flour = b / 2

• cups_of_flour = 2 * b

The total number of students in a class is 30. If x students are boys, how many girls are there? Write an equation to find the number of girls.

• x + 30

• 30 - 2x

• x - 30

• 30 - x

A bike costs $150. If you save s dollars each week, how many weeks will it take to save enough to buy the bike? Write an equation to solve for weeks.

• weeks = 150 * s

• weeks = 150 + s

• weeks = s - 150

• weeks = 150 / s

Emma read 5 books last month. If she reads b books this month, how many books will she have read in total? Write an equation to express this total.

• 5 * b

• b - 5

• 5 + b

• 5 - b

A garden has a length of l feet and a width of 4 feet. What is the area of the garden? Write an equation to calculate the area.

• Area = 4l^2 square feet

• Area = 4l + 4 square feet

• Area = 4l square feet

• Area = l + 4 square feet

A movie ticket costs $12. If you buy m tickets, how much do you spend in total? Write an equation to represent the total cost of the tickets.

• total_cost = 12 + m

• total_cost = 12 / m

• total_cost = m - 12

• total_cost = 12 * m