Represent a real-life situation by writing a single-step
expression that includes a variable (6.EE.6)
Practice Exercises
Name__________________________
Set C
Date___________________________
1. On the day after his birthday, Juan received two more gifts. The first was coded
as
t - 5.
The second was coded as 3y.
What could these expressions possibly
stand for? Come up with two possibilities for each. Be sure to define your variable
and also provide a visual representation.
2. Cici has 4 more homeruns this year than Melissa. Write an expression to
represent the number of homeruns Melissa has relative to Cici. Be sure to define
your variable and also provide a visual representation.
3. Jontae has three-fifths as many pencils as Sam. Write an expression that
represents how many pencils Sam has relative to Jontae. Be sure to define your
variable and also provide a visual representation.
4. I had three-fourths of a brownie but I ate half of the amount I started with.
Write an expression for what part of a whole brownie I have now. Be sure to define
your variable and also provide a visual representation.
Represent a real-life situation by writing a single-step
expression that includes a variable (6.EE.6)
Practice Set C Answer Key
1. On the day after his birthday, Juan received two more gifts. The first was coded
as
t - 5.
The second was coded as 3y.
What could these expressions possibly
stand for? Come up with two possibilities for each. Be sure to define your variable
and also provide a visual representation.
Answers will vary:
t-5
3y
Five trees were removed from the park.
I am three times taller than my baby
cousin.
Let t = the number of trees that were
originally in the park
Let y represent my cousin’s height in
inches
I spent $5 on a burrito.
There are three times as many students
my in middle school than there were in
my elementary school.
Let t equal the amount of money I had
before buying the burrito, in dollars
y = the number of students in my
elementary school
2. Cici has 4 more homeruns this year than Melissa. Write an expression to
represent the number of homeruns Melissa has relative to Cici. Be sure to define
your variable and also provide a visual representation.
c-4
Let c = the number of homeruns Cici hit.
3. Sam has three-fifths as many pencils as Jontae. Write an expression that
represents how many pencils Jontae has relative to Sam. Be sure to define your
variable and also provide a visual representation.
4. I had three-fourths of a brownie but I ate half of the amount I started with.
Write an expression for what part of a whole brownie I have now. Be sure to define
your variable and also provide a visual representation.