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MCC6.EE.2: Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers.
MCC6.EE.2a: Write expressions that record operations with numbers and with letters standing for numbers. For
example, express the calculation “Subtract y from 5” as 5-y.
11. Which expression represents “the product of 7 and a number increased by 2”?
a) 7n + 2 b) 7 + n + 2 c) 7 + 2 d) 7 + n – 2
n
12. Which expression represents “the sum of 14 and a number decreased by three?”
a) 14n – 3 b) 14 + n + 3 c) 14n + 3 d) (14 + n) – 3
13. Oscar bought n ride tickets at the carnival. Sadie bought 4 times as many ride tickets as Oscar. Which
expression represents the total number of ride tickets that Oscar and Sadie bought?
a) 4n + 4n b) n + 4n c) n + 4 d) 4n
14. The table below shows the numbers of calories a 100-pound person burns while swimming different numbers
of hours.
CALORIES BURNED BY
A 100-POUND PERSON
Number of Hours Number of Calories
Swimming (x) Burned (y)
0.5 90
1 180
1.5 270
2 360
Which of the following expressions could be used to find the number of calories a 100-pound person burns after
swimming x hours?
a) 90x b) 180x c) x 90 d) x 180
15. MusicBiz rents mp3 players by the day. The store charges $6.00 per day and a one-time enrollment fee of
$2.50. If x represents the number of days, which expression can be used to determine the total charge, in
dollars, to rent a mp3 player for x days?
a) 6(x + 2.50) b) 2.50x + 6 c) 6x + 2.50 d) 8.50x
MCC6.EE.2b : Identify parts of an expression using mathematical terms (sum, term, product, factor, quotient,
coefficient); view one or more parts of an expression as a single entity. For example, describe the expression 2(8
+ 7) as a product of two factors; view (8 + 7) as both a single entity and a sum of two terms.
Identify the parts of each expression.
21. 3 + 2x
coefficient ______ variable ______ operation ______ term _______
22. 4a – 7
coefficient ______ variable ______ operation ______ term _______
MCC6.EE.2c : Evaluate expressions at specific values of their variables. Include expressions that arise from
formulas used in real-world problems. Perform arithmetic operations, including those involving whole-number
exponents, in the conventional order when there are no parentheses to specify a particular order (Order of
Operations). For example, use the formulas V = s³ and A = 6s² to find the volume and surface area of a cube
with sides of length s = ½.
Which property is used to show that Step 1 and Step 2 are equivalent expressions?
a) Associative property b) Commutative property c) Distributive property d) Identity property
3x + 4
36. If the length of each side were tripled, what would be the length of the new side?
37. Write two expressions to represent the factor model below.
x 3
38. You are the Owner/Operator of Teckville 2.0, LLC. Your company manufactures a gaming system that is sold
around the world. Last night, a heavy rain created a leak in the roof which ruined your entire computer
system. Until the computers are repaired, you will have to keep track of your inventory manually. To keep
things simple, you only sell the gaming system in the following quantities.
Order #1:
Received four packs 4p
Received ten units
Received five units
Received six packs
Order #2:
Received three pallets 3p2
Shipped four packs
Shipped five units
Received four units
Received two packs
Shipped one pallet
Write an expression to represent how much
inventory you will have after you process the first
two orders of the day.
MCC6.EE.4 : Identify when two expressions are equivalent (i.e., when the two expressions name the same
number regardless of which value is substituted into them). For example, the expressions y + y + y and 3y are
equivalent because they name the same number regardless of which number y stands for.
For questions 39 – 41, determine if expressions are equivalent and indicate by writing TRUE OR FALSE. If the
statement is false, make it a true statement,
39. 4 - z = z – 4
40. a + a + a + b + b = a3 + b2
41. 4(3x + 2) = 12x + 2
42. Which expression is equivalent to 6(p + 5)?
a) 30 + 6p b) 30p c) 30 + p d) 11p