Use variables for unknowns and varying quantities — Warm-up — page 1
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Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Warm-up • Two identical copies. Cut along the dashed line.

Sample questions

  1. A museum charges $2 per student and a $4 group fee. Write an expression for n students. Explain whether n must be one fixed unknown number.
  2. A ribbon is x meters long and 4 meters are cut off. Write the remaining length as an expression and state which values of x make sense.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.EE.B.6. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

  • 6.EE.B.6 — Use variables to represent numbers

Bring it into your lesson

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