Create Equations from Word Problems Using Variables

Quiz
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English, Mathematics
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5th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Anthony Clark
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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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