6th Grade Expressions

Writing & Evaluating Expressions

100

Fern has 7 red pens and b blue pens. How many pens does Fern have?

What is "7 + b" pens?

200

Sarah had 15 quarters. She used q quarters in the vending machine. How many quarters does Sarah have left?

What is "15 - q" quarters?

300

Evaluate the expression when x=5

4x

What is "20"?

400

Evaluate the expression when x=6

x³

What is "216"?

500

Five times the sum of 4 and t

What is "5(4 + t)"?

Distributive Property

100

4(3+2)

What is "4(3) + 4(2) = 12 + 8 = 20"

200

7(9b+6)

What is "63b+42"?

300

2(7x+6)

What is "14x+12"?

400

(3+11x)2

What is "22x+6"?

500

(5a+6b)8

What is "40a+48b"?

Factoring (Reverse Distributive)

100

Use the GCF and Distributive Property to write an equivalent expression for  25 + 30

What is "5(5+6)"?

200

Use the GCF and Distributive Property to write an equivalent expression for 55 + 10

What is an "5(11+2)"?

300

Use the GCF and Distributive Property to write an equivalent expression for 24x+32

What is a "8(3x+4)"?

400

Use the GCF and Distributive Property to write an equivalent expression for 56b - 63

What is an "7(8b-9)"?

500

Use the GCF and Distributive Property to write an equivalent expression for 4x² + 20x

What is "4x(x + 5)"?

Combining Like Terms

100

2x + 6x

What is "8x"?

200

7b - 3b

4b?

300

11a + 4b + 2a 

What is "13a + 4b"?

400

4a + 6c + 10 + 8c + 2

What is "4a + 14c + 12"?

500

22c + b - 4c + 12b + 7

What is "18c +13b + 7"?