Oxford Maths: Grade 6 - Practice Questions - Chapter 5: Linear Equations and Simple

Inequalities

Exercise 5a: Understanding Linear Equations (10 Questions)

1. x + 5 = 10
2. 3x - 2 = 7
3. 4y + 1 = 9 (Introduce variable y)
4. 2z - 8 = 0 (Introduce variable z)
5. x / 3 = 4 (Introduce division with a variable)
6. 7 - 2w = 3 (Start with subtraction)
7. 5 + 3a = 14 (Start with addition)
8. x / 2 - 1 = 5 (Combine division and subtraction)
9. 4m + 7 = 3m + 12 (Introduce multiple variables)
10. 2p - 5p = 10 (Introduce equations with like terms)

Exercise 5b: Solving Linear Equations with Addition and Subtraction (10 Questions)

1. 2x = 12 (How can we get rid of the 2 multiplying x?)

2. x - 7 = 3 (How can we get rid of the -7 next to x?)
3. 5y + 3 = 18 (Isolate y with addition and subtraction)
4. 3z - 10 = 1 (Isolate z with addition and subtraction)
5. x / 4 = 2 (Solve for x with multiplication and division)
6. 8 - 3w = -5 (Isolate w with addition and subtraction)
7. 12 + 5a = -3 (Isolate a with addition and subtraction)
8. 2m / 3 - 1 = 4 (Solve for m with multiplication, division, and subtraction)
9. 4p + 7q = 15 (Introduce multiple variables with addition)
10. 3x - 2x = 8 (Solve for x with like terms)

Exercise 5c: Introducing Simple Inequalities (10 Questions)

1. x + 2 < 6 (What numbers are less than 6 when we add 2 to them?)

2. 4y ≥ 8 (What numbers are greater than or equal to 8 when we divide them by 4?)
3. 5z - 1 > 9 (Write an inequality with subtraction)
4. 2w / 3 ≤ 4 (Write an inequality with division)
5. x + 7 > y (Write an inequality with multiple variables)
6. a - 5 ≤ 0 (Write an inequality with negative numbers)
7. 3m + 2 ≥ 11 (Write an inequality with addition)
8. 4p / 2 < 6 (Write an inequality with multiplication and division)
9. 2x ≤ 3y (Write an inequality with multiple variables and multiplication)
10. -5 ≤ q < 2 (Write an inequality with a range)

Bonus Challenge!

Write down an equation to find the number of marbles Sarah has (x) if she has x marbles and
David has 3 more than her, and together they have 25 marbles.