Solving One-Step Equations in Word Problems for 6th Grade

Maria has 12 apples. She gives some to her friend and now has 8 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 10

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A book costs $15. If you have $x, how much more money do you need to buy the book if you currently have $10?

• 7

• 3

• 10

• 5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, how old is Tom?

• x - 5

• x + 10

• x - 10

• x + 5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

A box contains 20 chocolates. If you eat x chocolates, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• 20 - 20 + x

• 20 - x

• x chocolates

• 20 + x

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

The total cost of 3 notebooks is $12. If each notebook costs the same amount, how much does one notebook cost?

• $3

• $2

• $5

• $4

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A car travels 60 miles in one hour. If it travels for x hours, how far does it go?

• 30x miles

• 60x kilometers

• x miles per hour

• 60x miles

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Lily has $50. She spends some money and now has $x left. If she spent $20, how much money does she have now?

• $25

• $30

• $40

• $10

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

A rectangle has a length of 10 cm and a width of x cm. If the perimeter is 40 cm, what is the width of the rectangle?

• 15 cm

• 10 cm

• 5 cm

• 20 cm

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A gardener plants x flowers in a row. If he plants 5 more flowers, he will have 20 flowers in total. How many flowers did he plant originally?

• 5

• 10

• 25

• 15

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat x slices, how many slices are left?

• 8 - x

• x slices

• 8 - (x + 1)

• 8 + x

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6