Solving One-Step Equations: Word Problems for Grade 6

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend. Now she has 10 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 5

• 7

• 3

• 10

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

• $10

• $8

• $15

• $5

Tom has 25 marbles. He loses some marbles while playing. Now he has 18 marbles. How many marbles did he lose?

• 7

• 5

• 10

• 12

Lisa read 30 pages of her book. If she wants to read a total of 50 pages, how many more pages does she need to read?

• 10 pages

• 25 pages

• 20 pages

• 15 pages

A box contains 40 chocolates. If 12 chocolates are eaten, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• 25

• 30

• 35

• 28

Jake has $50. He spends some money on a video game that costs $30. How much money does he have left?

• $10

• $20

• $25

• $15

Emma has 60 stickers. She gives away some stickers to her friends. Now she has 45 stickers left. How many stickers did she give away?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 25

A farmer has 100 apples. He sells some apples at the market. If he has 75 apples left, how many apples did he sell?

• 25

• 50

• 30

• 15

There are 80 students in a school. If 25 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 70

• 45

• 60

• 55

A gardener planted 50 flowers. If 20 flowers bloom, how many flowers have not bloomed yet?

• 40

• 25

• 30

• 10