CCSS 6.EE.B.6 Worksheets

Grade 6 · Expressions & Equations

Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving real world problems, understanding that a variable can stand for an unknown number or any number in a set.

Below are free printable worksheets that support 6.EE.B.6. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every math answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.

Teaching guide

What students learn

Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving real world problems, understanding that a variable can stand for an unknown number or any number in a set.

How to teach it

Build algebra from arithmetic: use a variable to stand for an unknown, write the situation as an expression or equation, then keep both sides balanced when solving and check by substituting the answer back in.

Worked example

Write an expression for: 6 more than n.

Answer: n + 6

Why: "more than" means add: start at n and add 6

Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.

Watch out for

Treating the equals sign as 'work it out' rather than 'both sides are equal', dropping negative signs, and not applying an operation to every term.