Create Equations from Word Problems Using Variables

Create Equations from Word Problems Using Variables

5th Grade

10 Qs

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Create Equations from Word Problems Using Variables

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Assessment

Quiz

English, Mathematics

5th Grade

Hard

CCSS
6.EE.C.9, HSF-BF.A.1A, 6.EE.B.7

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Anthony Clark

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. Sarah has some apples. If she buys 5 more apples, she will have 12 apples. Write an equation to find out how many apples Sarah had originally. Let x be the number of apples Sarah had.

10

3

5

7

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

2. Tom is 3 years older than his sister. If his sister is y years old, write an equation to express Tom's age in terms of y.

Tom's age = 2y + 3

Tom's age = y + 5

Tom's age = y - 3

Tom's age = y + 3

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. A book costs $15. If you buy x books, how much will you spend? Write an equation to represent the total cost.

total cost = 15 + x

total cost = 15 - x

total cost = 15 / x

total cost = 15 * x

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. There are 20 students in a class. If x students are boys, how many girls are there? Write an equation to express the number of girls in terms of x.

x + 20

x - 20

20 - 2x

20 - x

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. A car travels 60 miles per hour. If it travels for t hours, write an equation to find the distance traveled by the car.

distance = 60t

distance = 60/t

distance = 60t^2

distance = 60 + t

Tags

CCSS.HSF-BF.A.1A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. Lisa has twice as many stickers as her friend. If her friend has s stickers, write an equation to express how many stickers Lisa has.

L = s + 2

L = s

L = 3s

L = 2s

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat e slices, how many slices are left? Write an equation to represent the remaining slices.

8 - 8

8 + e

e - 8

8 - e

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

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