All Answers Lead to 67
Authored by Alyssa Tatham
Mathematics
6th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on solving one-step and two-step linear equations, making it perfectly suited for 6th grade mathematics. The questions systematically assess students' ability to isolate variables using inverse operations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students need a solid understanding of the order of operations, the concept that equations represent balanced mathematical statements, and the strategic thinking required to "undo" operations in reverse order. The problems progress from simpler one-step equations like x + 20 = 87 to more complex two-step equations such as 7x - 2 = 467. Mastery requires students to demonstrate fluency with integer arithmetic, understand the relationship between operations and their inverses, and apply systematic algebraic reasoning to maintain equation balance while solving for unknown variables. Created by Alyssa Tatham, a Mathematics teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for reinforcing algebraic thinking through engaging practice that builds student confidence in equation solving. The clever design where all solutions equal 67 creates a memorable pattern that helps students self-check their work and builds numerical intuition. Teachers can deploy this quiz effectively as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, as guided practice during instruction, or as formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving to more complex algebraic concepts. It works particularly well for homework assignments or review sessions before assessments. This quiz directly supports Common Core standards 6.EE.B.5 and 6.EE.B.7, which require students to understand solving equations and inequalities as a process of reasoning and to solve real-world mathematical problems by writing and solving equations of the form x + p = q and px = q.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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67
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71
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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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68
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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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87
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CCSS.6.EE.B.7
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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68
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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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87
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CCSS.6.EE.B.7
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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69
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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A
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