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City Transit Expression Planner

Write algebraic expressions for city bus and subway plans, including fares, travel times, shared costs, and changes to routes.

Grade 6MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to6.EE.A.2.a

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  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 14 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

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

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students translate verbal descriptions of operations into expressions with variables.
  • Students write expressions for transit situations involving costs, times, and equal groups.
  • Students distinguish expressions that require different operation orders.

How to use

Use after introducing variables and operation symbols. Have students mark phrases that indicate operation order, then discuss the final error-analysis task.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

6.EE.A.2.a

Write expressions in which letters stand for numbers to record operations, such as 5 less than y as y - 5.

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City Transit Expression Planner

Represent bus and subway trip plans with algebraic expressions.

Translate Planner Notes

Choose or complete an expression for each note. Letters represent numbers. Do not solve for the letters.

1.
A bus ride takes n minutes. A planner adds 9 minutes for walking. Which expression represents the combined time in minutes?
  • A. 9n
  • B. n − 9
  • C. n + 9
  • D. n ÷ 9
2.
The note “7 fewer stops than n” describes a subway route. Which expression records this note?
  • A. 7 − n
  • B. n − 7
  • C. n + 7
  • D. 7n
3.
One subway ride costs p dollars. Complete an expression for the cost of 6 rides at that price.

Cost in dollars:   × p

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