Write an equation for a story
Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence
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Ari read some pages Monday and 5 pages Tuesday, 12 pages in all. Let n be Monday's pages. The bar for 12 is cut into n and 5. Which equation matches the story?
- n + 5 = 12
- n + 12 = 5
- 5n = 12
- n − 5 = 12
Pia had some buttons and found 6 more: 14 in all. Let b be the buttons at first. The bar for 14 is cut into b and 6. Which equation matches the story?
- b + 14 = 6
- 6b = 14
- b + 6 = 14
- b − 6 = 14
Esme has 20 stickers, 7 more than Noah has. Let a be Noah's stickers. The bars show Esme's 20, a shorter bar for Noah, and a gap of 7. Which equation matches the story?
- 7a = 20
- 20 + a = 7
- a + 7 = 20
- a = 20 + 7
Zee has 17 buttons, 4 fewer than Milo. Let b be Milo's buttons. The bars show Zee's 17, a longer bar for Milo, and a gap of 4. Which equation matches the story?
- 4b = 17
- b − 4 = 17
- b = 17 − 4
- 4 − b = 17
Bo has 15 buttons. Pia has 4 fewer than Bo. Let t be Pia's buttons. The bars show Bo's 15, a shorter bar for Pia, and a gap of 4. Which equation matches the story?
- 4t = 15
- t = 15 + 4
- t/4 = 15
- t = 15 − 4
Esme read 12 pages. Ren read 3 fewer than Esme. Let r be Ren's pages. The bars show Esme's 12, a shorter bar for Ren, and a gap of 3. Which equation matches the story?
- 3r = 12
- r = 12 + 3
- r/3 = 12
- r = 12 − 3
Noah has 5 acorns. Esme has 3 times as many as Noah. Let a be Esme's acorns. The bar for Esme is made of 3 equal bars, each Noah's 5. Which equation matches the story?
- a + 3 = 5
- a = 5 + 3
- a = 3 × 5
- a = 5/3
Tala read 18 pages, 7 more than Luz. Write an equation with o for Luz's pages, then solve it. How many pages did Luz read?
Zee has 20 buttons. Milo has 8 fewer than Zee. Write an equation with i for Milo's buttons, then solve it. How many buttons does Milo have?
Ari has 17 acorns. Noah has 9 fewer than Ari. Write an equation with r for Noah's acorns, then solve it. How many acorns does Noah have?