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Student Opinions in Expressions

Translate school newspaper survey situations into algebraic expressions, including subtraction, division, and grouped operations.

Grade 6MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to6.EE.A.2.a

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  • Single worksheet
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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, Matching, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students write expressions that represent operations on unknown survey counts.
  • Students distinguish the order of quantities in subtraction and division expressions.
  • Students use parentheses to represent operations on a combined quantity.

How to use

Use after introducing variables and operation notation. Have students underline what each variable represents before choosing or completing an expression.

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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Student Opinions in Expressions

Represent a school newspaper’s survey results with variables and operations.

Translate Survey Notes

Choose the expression that records each survey note. Represent the quantity; do not solve an equation.

1.
The school newspaper surveys students about school improvements. In one note, n represents a number of responses. Which expression means 11 more than n?
  • A. 11n
  • B. n + 11
  • C. n − 11
  • D. 11 ÷ n
2.
An editor writes “7 fewer than x responses.” Which expression records this quantity?
  • A. x − 7
  • B. 7x
  • C. x + 7
  • D. 7 − x
3.
A survey summary describes one response count as “four times p.” Which expression records that count?
  • A. 4p
  • B. p + 4
  • C. p ÷ 4
  • D. p − 4

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