Like Terms & Distributive Property: Grade 6 Quiz

1. Sarah has 3 bags of apples and 5 bags of oranges. If she buys 2 more bags of apples, how many bags of fruit does she have in total? Combine like terms to find the answer.

• 12

• 10

• 6

• 8

2. A book costs $12 and a magazine costs $5. If you buy 3 books and 2 magazines, how much do you spend in total? Use the distributive property to calculate the total cost.

• $46

• $50

• $35

• $40

3. Tom has 4 toy cars and 6 toy trucks. If he gives away 2 toy cars, how many toy vehicles does he have left? Combine like terms to find the answer.

• 10

• 8

• 6

• 4

4. A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat 2 slices and your friend eats 3 slices, how many slices are left? Use the distributive property to express the total eaten and subtract from the original amount.

• 4 slices

• 5 slices

• 6 slices

• 3 slices

5. Emily bought 5 packs of stickers for $3 each and 2 packs of markers for $4 each. How much did she spend in total? Use the distributive property to find the total cost.

• $18

• $23

• $20

• $15

6. A farmer has 10 chickens and 15 ducks. If he sells 5 chickens, how many birds does he have left? Combine like terms to find the answer.

• 15

• 20

• 10

• 25

7. A school is selling tickets for a play. Each ticket costs $8. If 4 students buy tickets, how much money is collected? Use the distributive property to calculate the total amount collected.

• $40

• $24

• $16

• $32

8. Lisa has 7 red balloons and 3 blue balloons. If she buys 5 more red balloons, how many balloons does she have in total? Combine like terms to find the answer.

• 10

• 12

• 18

• 15

9. A box contains 6 red balls and 4 green balls. If you add 3 more red balls, how many balls are in the box now? Use the distributive property to express the total number of balls.

• 13

• 10

• 15

• 12

10. A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers with 4 flowers in each row. How many flowers are there in total? Use the distributive property to calculate the total number of flowers planted.

• 18

• 20

• 15

• 25