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Grade 6 Problem Solving in Math

The document presents a lesson on problem-solving using equations, specifically focusing on finding unknown variables. It provides examples and exercises for students to create equations based on word problems involving unknown quantities. The lesson emphasizes understanding the relationship between variables and solving for the unknowns.

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Grade 6 Problem Solving in Math

The document presents a lesson on problem-solving using equations, specifically focusing on finding unknown variables. It provides examples and exercises for students to create equations based on word problems involving unknown quantities. The lesson emphasizes understanding the relationship between variables and solving for the unknowns.

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Lesson 5.7   Problem Solving


Write an equation to represent the problem, using the variable n for the unknown number. Then,
solve for the value of the variable. Look at the following problem as an example.
Hanna bought some peaches. Kevin bought 12 peaches. He bought 2 times as many as Hanna.
How many did Hanna buy?

What is the unknown number? the number of peaches Hanna bought

If n stands for that, what stands for the number of peaches Kevin bought? 2n
What number is that? 12

Equation: 2n 5 12 n 5 ___________
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SHOW YOUR WORK
Solve each equation.
1. Jaden has a number of baseball cards. He has 35 more than 1.
his brother, who has 52. How many cards does Jaden have?

What is the unknown number? _________________________

Equation: ________________ n 5 ___________

2. Orlando paid $55.60 for a number of tickets to a hockey 2.


game. If each ticket was $6.95, how many tickets did
Orlando buy?

What is the unknown number? _________________________

Equation: ________________ n 5 ___________

3. Erica’s room is 1.5 times longer than it is wide. It is 18 feet 3.


long. How wide is it?

What is the unknown number? _________________________

Equation: ________________ n 5 ___________

4. In a recent basketball game, the Grizzlies lost by 11 points. 4.


The Palominos beat them with a score of 92 points. How
many points did the Grizzlies score?

What is the unknown number? _________________________

Equation: ________________ n 5 ___________

Spectrum Math Chapter 5, Lesson 7


Grade 6 Expressions and Equations
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