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Chess Club: Rating Profiles

Students plot chess rating changes in four quadrants and use absolute value to compare horizontal and vertical distances.

Grade 6MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to6.NS.C.8

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 14 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 6
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Short answer, Drawing

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students plot ordered pairs representing rating changes in all four quadrants.
  • Students use absolute value to find distances between points with a shared coordinate.
  • Students interpret coordinate distances as differences in chess rating changes.

How to use

Review the rating-chart scale before students work independently. Ask students to identify the shared coordinate before calculating each distance.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

6.NS.C.8

Solve problems by plotting points in all four quadrants, using coordinates and absolute value to find distances between points with the same first or the same second coordinate.

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Chess Club: Rating Profiles

Plot rating changes and compare aligned points using absolute value.

Read the Rating Chart

The chess club tracks changes in its practice ratings after two tournament days. The x-coordinate shows Day 1 change; the y-coordinate shows Day 2 change. Each grid unit represents 10 rating points. Negative changes are losses.

−8−6−4−224680−8−7−6−5−4−3−2−112345678ABCDEFDay 1 change (tens)Day 2 change (tens)
Player key: A—Amira, B—Ben, C—Carmen, D—Dev, E—Elena, F—Finn.
1.
Which ordered pair represents Carmen's rating changes?
  • A. (−6, 2)
  • B. (2, 6)
  • C. (2, −6)
  • D. (−2, −6)

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