One-Step Equation Challenges for 6th Graders

Maria has 12 apples. She gives some to her friend and now has 8 apples left. How many apples did she give away? (Solve the equation: 12 - x = 8)

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A book costs $15. If you have $5, how much more do you need to buy the book? (Solve the equation: 15 - x = 5)

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Tom has twice as many marbles as Jerry. If Jerry has 7 marbles, how many marbles does Tom have? (Solve the equation: x = 2 * 7)

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A box contains some chocolates. If you take out 5 chocolates, there are 10 left. How many chocolates were in the box originally? (Solve the equation: x - 5 = 10)

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Lily bought 3 packs of stickers. Each pack has the same number of stickers. If she has 24 stickers in total, how many stickers are in each pack? (Solve the equation: 3x = 24)

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A movie ticket costs $10. If you buy 3 tickets, how much do you spend in total? (Solve the equation: 3x = 30)

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Sam has $50. He spends some money and now has $30 left. How much did he spend? (Solve the equation: 50 - x = 30)

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A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers. If each row has the same number of flowers and there are 40 flowers in total, how many flowers are in each row? (Solve the equation: 5x = 40)

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Jenny has 20 candies. She gives away some and has 12 left. How many candies did she give away? (Solve the equation: 20 - x = 12)

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A shirt costs $25. If you have $10, how much more do you need to buy the shirt? (Solve the equation: 25 - x = 10)

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