Copyright © Swun Math Grade 6 Unit 5 Lesson 5 Extra Practice
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Extra Practice
Unit 5 Lesson 5: Generate Equations from Word
Problems
Directions: Write an equation or a problem situation and explain what the variable
represents.
1. The carnival charges $12 to enter
and $0.25 per raffle ticket. Matt
paid $18 in all. Write an equation to
represent the number of raffle
tickets he bought.
2. Describe a problem situation that
can be solved using the equation
4 + 3
b
= 19 (where
b
represents the
number of books and 19 represents
a dollar amount).
3. Describe a problem situation that
can be solved using the equation
10 + 2
p
= 20 (where
p
represents the
number of pens and 20 represents
a dollar amount).
4. Ivy earned $20 washing windows
on Thursday. She earned some
more money washing windows on
Friday. She earned a total of $50
washing windows Thursday and
Friday. Write an equation to
represent the amount of money she
earned on Friday.