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CCGPS Math 6th Grade Unit 3 Study Guide — Expressions

Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.
MCC6.EE.1: Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole-number exponents.

Rewrite using exponents:

1. 4•4•4•4

2. a • a • a

Evaluate the following expressions

3. 53

4. 62 + 24

5. Which expression shows the equivalent expression for 2 3 x 52?

a) 33 b) 80 c) 200 d) 230

MCC6.EE.2: Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers.

Evaluate each expression if d = 11, e = 3, f = 2, g = 18, and h =9.

6. h + d – e

7. d – h + e – 5

8. 2f + fg

9. What is the product of seven and eight decreased by “x” if x =15?

a) 41 b) 56 c) 15 d) 71

10. Evaluate the expression ab – c + d if a = 10, b = 4, c = 6.5, and d = 1 .

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a) 33.25 b) 33.75 c) 97.25 d) 97.75

MCC6.EE.2a: Write expressions that record operations with numbers and with letters standing for numbers. For example, express the calculation “Subtract y from 5” as 5-y.

11. Which expression represents “the product of 7 and a number increased by 2”?

a) 7n + 2 b) 7 + n + 2 c) 7 d) 7 + n – 2
+2
n

12. Which expression represents “the sum of 14 and a number decreased by three?”

a) 14n – 3 b) 14 + n + 3 c) 14n + 3 d) (14 + n) – 3

13. Oscar bought n ride tickets at the carnival. Sadie bought 4 times as many ride tickets as Oscar. Which expression
represents the total number of ride tickets that Oscar and Sadie bought?

a) 4n + 4n b) n + 4n c) n + 4 d) 4n

14. The table below shows the numbers of calories a 100-pound person burns while swimming different numbers of hours.
CALORIES BURNED BY
A 100-POUND PERSON
Number of Hours Number of Calories
Swimming (x) Burned (y)
0.5 90
1 180
1.5 270
2 360
Which of the following expressions could be used to find the number of calories a 100-pound person burns after swimming
x hours?

a) 90x b) 180x c) x  90 d) x  180

15. MusicBiz rents mp3 players by the day. The store charges $6.00 per day and a one-time enrollment fee of $2.50. If x
represents the number of days, which expression can be used to determine the total charge, in dollars, to rent a mp3
player for x days?

a) 6(x + 2.50) b) 2.50x + 6 c) 6x + 2.50 d) 8.50x

Translate the statements below to algebraic expressions:

16. 12 more than a number

17. The quotient of a number and 9

18. 15 less than a number

Translate the algebraic expressions below to written statements:

19. 23f

20. 5x + 8
MCC6.EE.2b : Identify parts of an expression using mathematical terms (sum, term, product, factor, quotient, coefficient); view one or more parts of an expression as a single
entity. For example, describe the expression 2(8 + 7) as a product of two factors; view (8 + 7) as both a single entity and a sum of two terms.

Identify the parts of each expression.

21. 3 + 2x

coefficient ______ variable ______ operation ______ term _______

22. 4a – 7

coefficient ______ variable ______ operation ______ term _______

MCC6.EE.2c : Evaluate expressions at specific values of their variables. Include expressions that arise from formulas used in real-world problems. Perform arithmetic
operations, including those involving whole-number exponents, in the conventional order when there are no parentheses to specify a particular order (Order of Operations). For
example, use the formulas V = s³ and A = 6s² to find the volume and surface area of a cube with sides of length s = ½.

Find the value of each expression.

23. 2 + 3 • 4

24. 84 ÷ (2 • 6) + 52

25. (50 • 2) – 2(6 • 5)

26. Use the formula V = s 3 to find the volume of a cube with a side length of 8 inches.

27. The expression 50 + 8n can be used to find the total price for n people to go to a Family Oktoberfest. Determine the
cost for 40 people to attend the Family Oktoberfest.

MCC6.EE.3: Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions. For example, apply the distributive property to the expression 3(2 + x) to produce the
equivalent expression 6 + 3x; apply the distributive property to the expression 24x + 18y to produce the equivalent expression 6(4x + 3y); apply the properties of operations to
y + y + y to produce the equivalent expression 3y.

Property In Words Using Symbols

Commutative Property The sum of two numbers is the same no matter a+b=b+a
which order is used to add them.
Associative Property The sum of three numbers is the same whether (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
you group the first two numbers or the second two
numbers.
Distributive Property To multiply a number by a sum of two terms, you a(b + c) = ab + ac
can multiply that number by each term and add
the products.

For questions 28 – 30, name the property shown by each statement.

28. 2(14) = 2(6) + 2(8)

29. (2 + 4) + 7 = 2 + (4 + 7)

30. 9. 3 • 6 = 6 • 3
31. The steps below show a method for finding the value of the following expression.
(12.35 + 1.59) + 20.65
Step 1 (12.35 + 1.59) + 20.65
Step 2 (1.59 + 12.35) + 20.65
Step 3 1.59 + (12.35 + 20.65)
Step 4 1.59 + (33.00)
Step 5 34.59

Which property is used to show that Step 1 and Step 2 are equivalent expressions?

a) Associative property b) Commutative property c) Distributive property d) Identity property

32. Draw a model to represent 3  2 x  5 .

33. Write an equivalent expression for 3  2 x  5 and draw a model for the new expression.

34. Which expression is equivalent to the following terms below when they are combined?

12x - 4x + 7 + 25y – 3 + 15y

a) 2(8x + 10y) b) 4(4x + 10y) c) 5(3x + 5y) d) 8(2x + 5y)

35. Write an expression to represent the perimeter, in units, of this square?

3x + 4

36. If the length of each side were tripled, what would be the length of the new side?

37. Write two expressions to represent the factor model below.

x 3
38. You are the Owner/Operator of Teckville 2.0, LLC. Your company manufactures a gaming system that is sold around the
world. Last night, a heavy rain created a leak in the roof which ruined your entire computer system. Until the
computers are repaired, you will have to keep track of your inventory manually. To keep things simple, you only sell the
gaming system in the following quantities.

pallet = p2 pack = p individual unit = 1

Order #1:
 Received four packs 4p
 Received ten units
 Received five units
 Received six packs
Order #2:
 Received three pallets 3p2
 Shipped four packs
 Shipped five units
 Received four units
 Received two packs
 Shipped one pallet
Write an expression to represent how much inventory
you will have after you process the first two orders of
the day.

MCC6.EE.4 : Identify when two expressions are equivalent (i.e., when the two expressions name the same number regardless of which value is substituted into them). For
example, the expressions y + y + y and 3y are equivalent because they name the same number regardless of which number y stands for.

For questions 39 – 41, determine if expressions are equivalent and indicate by writing TRUE OR FALSE. If the statement
is false, make it a true statement,

39. 4 - z = z – 4

40. a + a + a + b + b = a3 + b2

41. 4(3x + 2) = 12x + 2

42. Which expression is equivalent to 6(p + 5)?

a) 30 + 6p b) 30p c) 30 + p d) 11p