Write an equation for a story
Grade 6 Math Worksheet
Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
Ren collected some acorns Saturday and 26 Sunday, 71 acorns in all. Let s be Saturday's acorns. Which equation matches the story?
- s + 71 = 26
- s − 26 = 71
- 26s = 71
- s + 26 = 71
Milo rode 31 laps this month. Bo rode 12 more than Milo. Let n be Bo's laps. Which equation matches the story?
- n = 31 + 12
- n = 31 − 12
- 12n = 31
- n/12 = 31
Noah read for 37 minutes, 12 minutes less than Esme. Let a be the minutes Esme read. Which equation matches the story?
- a − 12 = 37
- 12a = 37
- a = 37 − 12
- 12 − a = 37
Ren read for 50 minutes. Kira read for 12 minutes less than Ren. Let k be the minutes Kira read. Which equation matches the story?
- k/12 = 50
- k = 50 + 12
- k = 50 − 12
- 12k = 50
Tala has 70 buttons. Luz has 15 fewer than Tala. Let p be Luz's buttons. Which equation matches the story?
- p = 70 + 15
- p/15 = 70
- 15p = 70
- p = 70 − 15
Ari has 42 crayons, 6 times as many as Noah. Let t be Noah's crayons. Which equation matches the story?
- t + 6 = 42
- 6t = 42
- t = 6 × 42
- t − 6 = 42
Bo has 7 buttons. Pia has 4 times as many as Bo. Let m be Pia's buttons. Which equation matches the story?
- m = 7 + 4
- m = 7/4
- m = 4 × 7
- m + 4 = 7
Bo splits a stack of pages equally among 4 readers. Each reader gets 15 pages. Let g be the pages in the stack. Which equation matches the story?
- 4/g = 15
- 4g = 15
- g/4 = 15
- g − 4 = 15
Noah has 63 stickers, 9 times as many as Esme. The sticker book is getting crowded. Write an equation with t for Esme's stickers, then solve it. How many stickers does Esme have?
Luz's jar holds 85 beads. After some are taken out, 30 beads are left. Write an equation with x for the beads taken out, then solve it. How many beads were taken out?