Write an equation for a story
Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me
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Milo walked some kilometers before lunch, 2.5 km after lunch and 1.75 km in the evening, 8 km in all. Let w be the kilometers before lunch. Which equation matches the story?
- w − 2.5 − 1.75 = 8
- w + 8 = 2.5 + 1.75
- w + 2.5 = 8 + 1.75
- w + 2.5 + 1.75 = 8
Noah read some pages Monday, 14 pages Tuesday and 18 pages Wednesday, 60 pages in all. Let m be Monday's pages. Which equation matches the story?
- m + 14 + 18 = 60
- m + 60 = 14 + 18
- m + 14 = 60 + 18
- m − 14 − 18 = 60
Ren jogged 4.5 km, 0.75 km farther than Esme. Let m be how far Esme jogged, in kilometers. Which equation matches the story?
- 0.75m = 4.5
- 4.5 + m = 0.75
- m + 0.75 = 4.5
- m = 4.5 + 0.75
Jun's yarn is 5.5 m long. Tala's yarn is 1.25 m longer than Jun's. Let b be the length of Tala's yarn in meters. Which equation matches the story?
- 1.25b = 5.5
- b/1.25 = 5.5
- b = 5.5 + 1.25
- b = 5.5 − 1.25
Noah's ladder is 4 m long. Esme's ladder is 0.25 m shorter than Noah's. Let d be the length of Esme's ladder in meters. Which equation matches the story?
- d = 4 + 0.25
- 0.25d = 4
- d = 4 − 0.25
- d/0.25 = 4
Ren's yarn is 12.5 m long, 5 times as long as Kira's yarn. Let s be the length of Kira's yarn in meters. Which equation matches the story?
- s + 5 = 12.5
- s = 5 × 12.5
- 5s = 12.5
- s − 5 = 12.5
Ari ran 3.5 km this week. Noah ran 5 times as far as Ari. Let m be how far Noah ran, in kilometers. Which equation matches the story?
- m = 3.5/5
- m = 5 × 3.5
- m = 3.5 + 5
- m + 5 = 3.5
One fourth of Ren's yarn is 1.75 m long. Let r be the length of the whole yarn in meters. Which equation matches the story?
- r − 4 = 1.75
- 4/r = 1.75
- 4r = 1.75
- r/4 = 1.75
Jun biked 12 km. Tala biked 2.5 km farther than Jun. The bike bell rings a lot. Write an equation with n for Tala's distance, then solve it. How far did Tala bike, in kilometers?
Kira's backpack weighs 4.5 kg. Zee's backpack weighs 1.25 kg more than Kira's. Write an equation with m for Zee's backpack, then solve it. How heavy is Zee's backpack, in kilograms?