Solving One-Step Equations: Fun Word Problems for 6th Grade

Maria has 15 apples. She gives some to her friend and now has 9 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 4

• 10

• 8

• 6

A book costs $12. If you have $20, how much money will you have left after buying the book?

• $10

• $8

• $5

• $15

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old, write an equation to find Tom's age.

• Tom's age = x - 5

• Tom's age = x + 5

• Tom's age = x + 10

• Tom's age = 5 - x

A box contains 24 chocolates. If you eat x chocolates, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• 24 - x

• 12 chocolates

• 24 + x

• x chocolates

Lily scored 85 points on her test. If she needs 100 points to pass, how many more points does she need?

• 10

• 25

• 15

• 20

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

• 30x miles

• x miles per hour

• 60x miles

• 60x kilometers

The temperature was 30 degrees in the morning. If it drops by x degrees, what is the new temperature?

• 30 - x

• x degrees

• 30 - 10

• 30 + x

A gardener planted 50 flowers. If 20 flowers died, how many flowers are still alive?

• 25

• 30

• 40

• 15

A movie ticket costs $10. If you buy x tickets, how much will you spend in total?

• $10 / x

• $10 + x

• 10 * x

• $10 - x

A jar contains 40 candies. If you take out x candies, how many candies remain in the jar?

• 40 - x

• 40 + x

• x candies remain

• x - 40