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 + 60 = 24
- 24n = 60
- n + 24 = 60
Ren collected some acorns Saturday and 26 Sunday, 71 acorns in all. Let s be Saturday's acorns. Which equation matches the story?
- s + 26 = 71
- 26s = 71
- s + 71 = 26
- s − 26 = 71
Tala has 48 stickers, 15 more than Jun has. Let l be Jun's stickers. Which equation matches the story?
- l + 15 = 48
- l = 48 + 15
- 15l = 48
- 48 + l = 15
Zee rode 56 laps this month, 14 more than Kira. Let s be Kira's laps. Which equation matches the story?
- s = 56 + 14
- s + 14 = 56
- 14s = 56
- 56 + s = 14
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/12 = 31
- 12n = 31
- n = 31 − 12
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 = 50 + 12
- k = 50 − 12
- k/12 = 50
- 12k = 50
Ari has 42 crayons, 6 times as many as Noah. Let t be Noah's crayons. Which equation matches the story?
- t + 6 = 42
- t = 6 × 42
- 6t = 42
- t − 6 = 42
Ari shares a jar of beads equally among 6 friends. Each friend gets 9 beads. Let b be the beads in the jar. Which equation matches the story?
- 6/b = 9
- b/6 = 9
- b − 6 = 9
- 6b = 9
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
- g − 4 = 15
- 4/g = 15
- 4g = 15
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?