Common Core: 6th Grade Math : Expressions & Equations

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #74 : Understand What Makes An Equation Or Inequality True And Why: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Ee.B.5

Which value for  would make the inequality below true? 

 

Possible Answers:

All of the choices are correct

Correct answer:

All of the choices are correct

Explanation:

We can use substitution to determine which value of  makes the inequality true. 

 

 

 

Because we are looking for a value of  that makes the expression less than , all of our choices are correct. 

Example Question #76 : Understand What Makes An Equation Or Inequality True And Why: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Ee.B.5

Which value for  would make the inequality below true? 

 

Possible Answers:

None of the answer choices 

Correct answer:

None of the answer choices 

Explanation:

We can use substitution to determine which value of  makes the inequality true. 

, because 

 

, because 

 

, because 

 

, because 

Because we are looking for a value of  that makes the expression less than ,  none of the choices are correct. 

Example Question #77 : Understand What Makes An Equation Or Inequality True And Why: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Ee.B.5

Which value for  would make the inequality below true? 

Possible Answers:

None of the answer choices 

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use substitution to determine which value of  makes the inequality true. 

 

, because 

 

, because 

 

, because 

Because we are looking for a value of  that makes the expression greater than ,  is our correct answer. 

Example Question #78 : Understand What Makes An Equation Or Inequality True And Why: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Ee.B.5

Which value for  would make the inequality below true? 

Possible Answers:

All of the choices are correct 

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use substitution to determine which value of  makes the inequality true. 

 

, because 

 

, because 

 

, because 

Because we are looking for a value of  that makes the expression greater than ,  is our correct answer. 

Example Question #79 : Understand What Makes An Equation Or Inequality True And Why: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Ee.B.5

Which value for  would make the inequality below true? 

 

 

Possible Answers:

None of the answer choices 

Correct answer:

None of the answer choices 

Explanation:

We can use substitution to determine which value of  makes the inequality true. 

, because 

 

, because 

 

, because 

 

, because 

Because we are looking for a value of  that makes the expression greater than , none of the choices are correct. 

Example Question #81 : Understand What Makes An Equation Or Inequality True And Why: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Ee.B.5

Which value for  would make the inequality below true? 

 

Possible Answers:

All of the choices are correct 

Correct answer:

All of the choices are correct 

Explanation:

We can use substitution to determine which value of  makes the inequality true. 

 

 

 

Because we are looking for a value of  that makes the expression greater than , all of the choices are correct.

Example Question #82 : Understand What Makes An Equation Or Inequality True And Why: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Ee.B.5

Which value for  would make the inequality below true? 

Possible Answers:

None of the choices are correct

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use substitution to determine which value of  makes the inequality true. 

 

, because 

 

, because 

 

, because 

Because we are looking for a value of  that makes the expression greater than ,  is our correct answer. 

Example Question #81 : Understand What Makes An Equation Or Inequality True And Why: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Ee.B.5

Which value for  would make the inequality below true? 

Possible Answers:

All of the choices are correct 

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use substitution to determine which value of  makes the inequality true. 

 

, because 

 

, because 

 

, because 

Because we are looking for a value of  that makes the expression greater than ,  is our correct answer. 

Example Question #891 : Grade 6

Which value for  would make the equation below true? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use substitution to determine the value of . 

Because we are looking for the number that when added to  equals , our correct answer is 

Example Question #1 : Ssat Middle Level Quantitative (Math)

James bought candy using a 10 dollar bill and received  dollars in change.  Which of the following describes how much James paid for the candy?

Possible Answers:


Correct answer:

Explanation:

The amount of change given after a purchase is the amount the customer pays minus the cost of the item.  So the cost of the item is the amount the customer pays minus the amount of change received.

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