Evaluate expressions and formulas

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   Ari knows 3x means 3 bars of x. What is 3x when x = 4?

   12
2. 2.

   Bo checks that 5n means 5 bars of n. What is 5n when n = 6?

   30
3. 3.

   Esme reads k pages each day, so in 4 days Esme reads 4k pages (snack breaks included). That is 4 bars of k. What is 4k when k = 7?

   28
4. 4.

   Luz draws a bar for 5 + 2x: a part of 5 and 2 bars of x. What is 5 + 2x when x = 3?

   11
5. 5.

   Pia cuts 3 bars of x off a bar of 20. What is 20 − 3x when x = 4?

   8
6. 6.

   Ren knows x² means x × x. What is x² when x = 3?

   9
7. 7.

   Zee picks a square tile with side s = 5 cm, so its area is A = s², which means s × s. What is A?

   25
8. 8.

   Ari has a cube with edge n. Its volume is V = n³, which means n × n × n. What is V when n = 2?

   8
9. 9.

   Esme sees that the parentheses bundle x + 2 into one bar. What is 3(x + 2) when x = 5?

   21
10. 10.

    Jun has a rectangle that is l = 7 cm long and w = 4 cm wide. Its perimeter is P = 2(l + w), and the parentheses bundle l + w. What is P?

    22