Write an equation for a story
Grade 6 Math Worksheet
Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
Pia's class read some pages before lunch and 24 after, 60 pages in all. Let n be the pages before lunch. Which equation matches the story?
- n + 24 = 60
- n − 24 = 60
- n + 60 = 24
- 24n = 60
Zee rode 56 laps this month, 14 more than Kira. Let s be Kira's laps. Which equation matches the story?
- s = 56 + 14
- 56 + s = 14
- 14s = 56
- s + 14 = 56
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
- a = 37 − 12
- 12 − a = 37
- 12a = 37
Tala has 70 buttons. Luz has 15 fewer than Tala. Let p be Luz's buttons. Which equation matches the story?
- p/15 = 70
- p = 70 + 15
- p = 70 − 15
- 15p = 70
Esme has 8 crayons. Ren has 6 times as many as Esme. Let l be Ren's crayons. Which equation matches the story?
- l = 6 × 8
- l + 6 = 8
- l = 8 + 6
- l = 8/6
A water tank holds 80 liters. Zee uses some, and 55 liters are left. Let w be the liters used. Which equation matches the story?
- 80 + w = 55
- w − 80 = 55
- 55 − w = 80
- 80 − w = 55
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?
- g − 4 = 15
- 4g = 15
- 4/g = 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?
Pia has 72 acorns, 6 times as many as Jun. Write an equation with s for Jun's acorns, then solve it. How many acorns does Jun have?
Kira has 120 cm of yarn. After cutting some off, 45 cm is left. Write an equation with x for the length cut off, then solve it. How many cm did Kira cut off?