6th Grade Math : Algebra

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for 6th Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Algebra

Select the expression that is equal to 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem we need to use the distributive property. This property is used to multiply a term outside of a set of parentheses by each of the terms in the parentheses. 

Now we have 

This expression is simplified because we cannot add  to  because  has a variable  attached to it. 

Example Question #2 : Algebra

Select the equation or inequality that matches the number sentence below.

 is less than 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Our number sentence has the phrase "less than" which means we have an inequality. 

" is less than " can be written as  because we replace the words "less than " with the less than symbol. 

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