Common Core: 6th Grade Math : Understand What Makes an Equation or Inequality True and Why: CCSS.Math.Content.6.EE.B.5

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

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Example Questions

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 #432 : Expressions & Equations

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

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 

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