Writing One Variable Equations

At Oxford High School, 60% of the students study Spanish. There are 84 students who study Spanish. Solve the equation .6n=84 to find the number of students at the school.

• 150

• 140

• 130

• 120

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

At recess, 28 kids are playing tag. This is 70% of the kids at recess. How many kids in total are at recess?

• 21

• 28

• 30

• 40

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

27 6th graders play Fortnite. This is 60% of the entire class. How many kids are in the 6th grade class?

• 45

• 40

• 35

• 30

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Steve is preparing Easter baskets. He starts with a certain number of eggs in a basket. Then he takes out 3 broken eggs. He then adds 6 eggs to the basket. There are now 15 eggs in the basket. How many eggs were in the basket to begin with?

• 18

• 15

• 12

• 9

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Larry is going through his sock drawer. He adds 5 new pairs to his drawer. He throws away 5 pairs that have holes in them. Then he throws away 2 pairs that are too ugly to wear. He now has 8 pairs of socks in the drawer. How many socks did he have in the drawer to begin with?

• 6

• 15

• 12

• 10

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Susan has a jug of lemonade she is serving her friends. She is worried that the lemonade is getting too low. She adds 4 cups to the jug. Then a friend pours 1 cup to drink. Then Susan adds 2 more cups. Now there are 12 cups of lemonade in the jug. How many cups were there to start with?

• 10

• 9

• 8

• 7

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Mary and Ann are working out together. Mary runs 5 times as far as Ann. Together they run 60 miles. Which equation matches this senario?

• 5a+a=60

• 5+a=60

• 60a+a=5

• 60+5=a

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Elroy is playing a video game. He scores some points in the first few levels. Then he score 3 times as many points in the last few levels as he did in the first. He scored 36 points altogether. Which equation represents the problem?

• 3+p=36

• p+3p=36

• 36-3=p

• 36p=3

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Polly is writing a poem. She writes some lines on her first day. The next day she writes 4 times as many lines as the first. Altogether she has written 35 lines. How many lines did she write the first day and the second day?

• 7 the first day and 35 the second

• 5 the first day and 30 the second

• 5 the first day and 28 the second

• 7 the first day and 28 the second

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Tom is mowing lawns for the summer. The first week, he mows some lawns. The second week he mows 2 times as many lawns. The third week he mows 3 times as many lawns as the first week. How many lawns did he mow the first week?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7