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Grade 6 Expressions & Equations Timed Drill

Grade 6 expressions and equations timed drill sheet: 60 problems on evaluating expressions, whole-number exponents.

CCSSAligned to Common Core 6.EE.2: Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers.

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Three different problem sets — same skill, same layout, fresh numbers.

Preview — Set A

Start the timer, then solve as many problems as you can. Write your time in the box when you finish.

TIMED DRILLTime: ______ min ______ secScore: ______ / 60
  1. 1.
    Evaluate 5x - 7 when x = 4.
  2. 2.
    9^3 =
  3. 3.
    Evaluate 4x - 20 when x = 1.
  4. 4.
    4^3 =
  5. 5.
    Evaluate x² + 11 when x = 4.
  6. 6.
    2^4 =
  7. 7.
    Evaluate 2x + 5 when x = 3.
  8. 8.
    4^2 =
  9. 9.
    Evaluate 3x + 8 when x = 6.
  10. 10.
    5^3 =
  11. 11.
    Evaluate 4x + 10 when x = 2.
  12. 12.
    6^3 =
  13. 13.
    Evaluate 5x - 18 when x = 3.
  14. 14.
    3^3 =
  15. 15.
    Evaluate 2x + 17 when x = 4.
  16. 16.
    3^4 =
  17. 17.
    Evaluate x² + 6 when x = 5.
  18. 18.
    8^3 =
  19. 19.
    Evaluate 9x - 12 when x = 9.
  20. 20.
    7^3 =
  21. 21.
    Evaluate 4x + 12 when x = 2.
  22. 22.
    7^2 =
  23. 23.
    Evaluate 8x + 4 when x = 5.
  24. 24.
    5^2 =
  25. 25.
    Evaluate x² + 16 when x = 5.
  26. 26.
    9^2 =
  27. 27.
    Evaluate 5x - 9 when x = 6.
  28. 28.
    2^5 =
  29. 29.
    Evaluate 8x - 4 when x = 5.
  30. 30.
    3^2 =
  31. 31.
    Evaluate x² + 17 when x = 1.
  32. 32.
    8^2 =
  33. 33.
    Evaluate x² + 4 when x = 5.
  34. 34.
    6^2 =
  35. 35.
    Evaluate 2x + 18 when x = 3.
  36. 36.
    3^5 =
  37. 37.
    Evaluate 9x - 20 when x = 5.
  38. 38.
    2^3 =
  39. 39.
    Evaluate 2x + 10 when x = 5.
  40. 40.
    2^2 =
  41. 41.
    Evaluate x² + 17 when x = 4.
  42. 42.
    Evaluate 3x - 14 when x = 8.
  43. 43.
    Evaluate 4x - 10 when x = 8.
  44. 44.
    Evaluate x² + 9 when x = 6.
  45. 45.
    Evaluate x² + 8 when x = 1.
  46. 46.
    Evaluate x² + 16 when x = 4.
  47. 47.
    Evaluate 8x + 14 when x = 7.
  48. 48.
    Evaluate 2x - 6 when x = 2.
  49. 49.
    Evaluate 2x + 19 when x = 4.
  50. 50.
    Evaluate 8x + 17 when x = 9.
  51. 51.
    Evaluate 3x + 19 when x = 6.
  52. 52.
    Evaluate 9x - 3 when x = 8.
  53. 53.
    Evaluate 7x + 13 when x = 3.
  54. 54.
    Evaluate 5x + 3 when x = 1.
  55. 55.
    Evaluate 6x + 6 when x = 1.
  56. 56.
    Evaluate 7x + 6 when x = 3.
  57. 57.
    Evaluate x² + 3 when x = 8.
  58. 58.
    Evaluate 6x - 5 when x = 5.
  59. 59.
    Evaluate x² + 20 when x = 2.
  60. 60.
    Evaluate 9x - 12 when x = 8.

What this worksheet covers

There are 60 expressions and equations problems here — one page to work, one page of answers to check against — and Sets B and C repeat the layout with different numbers. Three of the 60 problems involve a negative quantity and the expressions carry exponents, so the order of operations decides the answer. Problems 21 and 41, for instance, are "Evaluate 4x + 12 when x = 2." and "Evaluate x² + 17 when x = 4.". Common Core 6.EE.2 is the slot this page fills.

Skills practised

At grade 6, expressions and equations is about evaluating expressions, whole-number exponents, one-step equations and combining like terms, and this sheet takes one slice of that. Specifically, the problems practise evaluating expressions and whole-number exponents. To finish it, a student has to read a situation and choose an operation before computing, track direction as well as magnitude, and apply the order of operations to powers. 43 different answers appear across the 60 problems, so a student cannot copy one result down the page.

About the timed drill format

The timer box at the top has room for minutes, seconds and a score out of 60; a realistic target for a page like this, where problem 21, "Evaluate 4x + 12 when x = 2." is a typical item, is three to four minutes. Evaluating expressions and one-step equations quickly is the fluency multi-step algebra rests on.

Set A, Set B and Set C

All three sets are produced by the site's deterministic generator from a fixed seed, so they are the same every time the site is built and the answer keys are exact. Where Set A's problem 31 is "Evaluate x² + 17 when x = 1.", Set B's is "Evaluate 4x + 17 when x = 3.".

How to use this worksheet

Have the student estimate before computing, then compare. At grade 6 an expressions and equations answer that is wildly off should announce itself, and building that reflex matters as much as the 60 answers. Ask the student to re-work one missed expressions and equations problem from scratch on Set B rather than correcting it in place; the second attempt shows whether the method changed.

Other grade 6 expressions and equations formats

The same skill in the other formats available at this grade.

  • Drill — 6.EE.1 — Writing & Evaluating Expressions with Exponents, 22 problems
  • Missing Number — Grade 6 Expressions & Equations Missing Number, 24 problems
  • Mixed Review — Grade 6 Expressions & Equations Mixed Review, 30 problems
  • Word Problems — 6.EE.7 — Writing & Solving Equations: Real-World Practice, 22 problems

A step either side

The same format one grade down and one grade up — the easier sheet is often the faster fix when this one is not landing.

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