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Authored by Ellen Gartenberg

Mathematics

6th Grade

CCSS covered

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Amber bought 3 more than 5 times the amount of apples than Parth. If Amber bought 18 apples, how many did Parth buy? What is the correct pre-algebra equation?

5+3x=18

5x-3=18

3x-5=18

5x-3=18

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Spencer spent $4 shipping charge and $23.50 for each boardgame. He spent $74.50 Write an equation for this situation.

4x + $23.50x = $74.50

4 + $23.50x = $74.50

4x + $23.50 = $74.50

$23.50x - 4 + $74.50

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Miaka has 7 less than 1/2 the amount of markers than Abigail. If Miaka has 35 markers, how many does Abigail have? Write an equation.

7 - 1/2x = 35

1/2 x - 7 = 35

1/2x + 7 = 35

1/2x - 7x = 35

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sadie spent $9 for a taxi ride. It cost $1.50 to get the taxi and $0.75 per mile. How many miles did she go? Write an equation

1.50 = 9 - 0.75x

$1.50x - $0.75 = $9

$1.50x + $0.75x = $9

$1.50 + $0.75x = $9

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Matthew and Zachary love doing Quizizz. Matthew completes 3 less than 1/3 the amount of them than Zachary. If Matthew does 12 of them, how many does Zachary do?

3 - 1/3x = 12

3 + 1/3x = 12

1/3 + 3x = 12

1/3x-3 = 12

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rodrigo runs 1.5 miles less than 7/8 the amount than Hayme runs. If Rodrigo runs 4.2 miles, how far does Hayme run? Write an equation.

7/8x - 1.5 = 4.2

7/8x - 1.5x = 4.2

4.2 + 1.5x = 7/8

4.2 - 7/8x = 1.5

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5 + 6x = 29 What situation matches this equation?

Jailval ate 5 less than 3 times the amount of candy as Jacob. If Jaival ate 29 pieces of candy, how much did Jacob eat?

Rachel biked 5 more than 6 times the amount than Carson. If Rachel biked 29 miles, how far did Carson ride?

Katie spent 6 times the amount of video games less 5 hours than Kenny. If Katie spent 29 hours, how long did Kenny spend?

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