Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Independent Practice • Work on your own. Show your calculations or reasoning where needed.

Sample questions

1. The grouped model shows an equality. Write the equation, remove the same amount from both sides, and find x.
2. A rope is length x meters. Adding 1 meters makes it 5 meters. Write and solve an equation, then check.
3. A student solves x + 3/2 = 6 by adding 3/2 to the right side only. Explain the error and give the correct x.
4. Solve x + 1/2 = 4. Explain why subtracting 1/2 from both sides preserves equality.
5. A rope is length x meters. Adding 1 meters makes it 3 meters. Write and solve an equation, then check.
6. A student solves x + 3/2 = 4 by adding 3/2 to the right side only. Explain the error and give the correct x.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.EE.B.7. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

• 6.EE.B.7 — Solve equations of the form x + p = q, px = q

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