Ethan and Emma collected seashells on the beach. Ethan found 2 shells. When Ethan and Emma put all of their shells together, they had 10 shells. Which equation, when solved, will show how many shells Emma found? \(?\)

\(x \, \times \, 10 \, = \, 2\)

\(10 \, \times \, 2 \, = \, x\)

There are 5 bananacats in the attic having a party. If several more show up and there now 13, choose the equation that will tell us how many bananacats are at the party. \(?\)

\(13 \, \times \, 5 \, = \, x\)

\(x \, \times \, 13 \, = \, 5\)

In a sloth sanctuary there are 60 sloths and they hang out in groups of 6 per tree. Which equation will tell us how many trees have sloths in them? \(?\)

\(60 \, \times \, 6 \, = \, x\)

\(x \, \times \, 60 \, = \, 6\)

Write Variable Equations to Represent - Year 6

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National Curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study

Year 6 - Algebra

Standard 6.OA.1.1 - Practice writing variable addition, subtraction, multiplication and division sentences to represent a word problem.

Included Skills: Algebra

Algebra • Pupils should be taught to: - use simple formulae - generate and describe linear number sequences - express missing number problems algebraically - find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with two unknowns - enumerate possibilities of combinations of two variables.