Solving Real-World One-Step Equations for 6th Grade

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

• 4

• 10

• 6

• 2

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

• 3

• 10

• 7

• 5

Tom has 20 marbles. He loses some marbles and now has 15 left. How many marbles did he lose?

• 3

• 5

• 10

• 7

A box contains 30 chocolates. If you eat some chocolates and there are 22 left, how many chocolates did you eat?

• 15

• 8

• 10

• 5

Sarah is 5 years older than her brother. If her brother is x years old, how old is Sarah?

• x + 5

• x - 2

• x + 10

• x - 5

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

• 60x kilometers

• 60x miles

• x miles per hour

• 30x miles

The temperature was 30 degrees in the morning. By noon, it increased by x degrees. If the temperature is now 45 degrees, what is x?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

A gardener planted 50 flowers. If 18 flowers died, how many flowers are still alive?

• 28

• 40

• 22

• 32

A movie ticket costs $12. If you have $x, how much more do you need to buy 2 tickets?

• 2x - 12

• x - 12

• 24 - x

• 12 - x

Liam has 40 stickers. He gives away x stickers to his friends. If he has 25 stickers left, how many stickers did he give away?

• 5

• 15

• 10

• 20