Grade 6 | Unit 6 | Lesson 6: Write Expressions Where Letters Stand for Numbers | Practice Problems

Instructions for a craft project say that the length of a piece of red ribbon should be 7 inches less than the length of a piece of blue ribbon.

• 10 inches

• 27 inches

• 12 inches

Tyler has 3 times as many books as Mai.

• 15 books

• 21 books

• 18 books

Write an equation represented by this tape diagram using each of these operations.

Select all the equations that describe each situation and then find the solution. Han's house is 450 meters from school. Lin’s house is 135 meters closer to school. How far is Lin’s house from school?

Tyler's playlist has 36 songs. Noah’s playlist has one quarter as many songs as Tyler's playlist. How many songs are on Noah’s playlist?

You had $50. You spent 10% of the money on clothes, 20% on games, and the rest on books. How much money was spent on books?

A trash bin has a capacity of 50 gallons. What percentage of its capacity is each amount? Show your reasoning.