Solving Equations with Real-Life Word Problems for 6th Grade

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each. If you buy x pencils, how much will you spend? Write an equation to represent the total cost and solve for 10 pencils.

• $5.00

• $10.00

• $2.00

• $7.50

Maria has 3 times as many marbles as John. If John has y marbles, write an equation to express the number of marbles Maria has and find out how many marbles Maria has if John has 5 marbles.

• 25

• 20

• 15

• 10

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in t hours? Write an equation for the distance and calculate the distance traveled in 3 hours.

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

• 120 miles

• 90 miles

A recipe requires 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 and solve the equation for 4 batches.

• 10 cups

• 6 cups

• 8 cups

• 4 cups

Tom has $50. He spends $x on a video game. Write an equation to represent how much money he has left and find out how much he has left if he spends $30.

• $10

• $20

• $25

• $15

A garden has a length of 4 meters and a width of w meters. Write an equation for the area of the garden and calculate the area if the width is 3 meters.

• 8 square meters

• 10 square meters

• 15 square meters

• 12 square meters

A book costs $15. If you buy b books, how much will you pay? Write an equation to represent the total cost and solve for 5 books.

• $60

• $90

• $75

• $45

Samantha is 4 years older than her brother. If her brother is a years old, write an equation to express Samantha's age and find out how old she is if her brother is 10 years old.

• Samantha is 16 years old.

• Samantha is 12 years old.

• Samantha is 10 years old.

• Samantha is 14 years old.

A train leaves the station at 2 PM and travels at a speed of 80 miles per hour. Write an equation to find out how far it will travel in h hours and calculate the distance after 2 hours.

• 200 miles

• 160 miles

• 120 miles

• 80 miles

A box can hold 12 apples. If you have a total of a apples, write an equation to find out how many boxes you need and solve for 36 apples.

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 5