Examples of equations for 6th grade (11y)

Number of problems found: 269

  • Grandma
    family_1 We're going to Grandma. We still have 24 km left. How far does Grandma live if we have traveled from the total distance: half, a third, a fifth?
  • Worker salary
    penize_1 The worker had a salary of CZK 18,000. During the year, his salary was increased by a quarter. He earned a total of CZK 247,500 for the whole year. From which month was his salary increased?
  • The sum
    eq1 The sum of five consecutive odd numbers is 75. Find out the sum of the second and fourth of them.
  • Second side
    rectangles2 Calculate the length of the other side of the rectangle if its circumference is 60 cm and one side is 10 cm long.
  • Library
    books_1 New books were purchased for the library. Five-eighths were professional books, one-fifth were encyclopedias, and 231 books were dictionaries. How many professional books were there?
  • Equation with one variable
    eq1 Solve the following equation with one unknown: 5(7s + 5) =130
  • The temperature 4
    teplomer The temperature was very cold, then it doubled, then it dropped 10 degrees, and then it increased by 40 degrees. The temperature is now 16 degrees. What was the starting temperature?
  • The orchard
    jablone 4 temporary workers harvested the orchard in 9 days. How many temporary workers we need for six days?
  • Equal temperature
    city The temperatures of the two cities were measured at the same time. The temperature in city A was 60 degrees And rose at a constant rate of 2 degrees per hour. The temperature in city B was 40° and rose at a constant rate of 10° per hour Enter the time in
  • Pupil
    age I'm a primary school pupil. I attended the exercises of parents with children 1/4 of my age, 1/3 for drawing, and 1/6 for flute. For the first three years of my life, I had no ring, and I never went to two rings at the same time. How old am I?
  • The tourist
    tourist_2 The tourist has walked 3/4 of the route. The destination is 12.5 km away. How many kilometers did the route measure?
  • Father and sons
    family Father is 27 and his sons 2 and one year. In how many years will his sons sum up to half his age?
  • Simple equation 10
    eq1_1 35= 7*3*x what is x?
  • 45th birthday
    clock-night-schr_1 This year Mrs. Clever celebrated her 45th birthday. Her three children are now 7, 11 and 15 years old. In how many years will Mrs. Clever's age be equal to the sum of her children's years?
  • The fruit basket
    jablka The fruit basket is five times heavier than the empty basket. Filled is 20kg heavier than empty. Determine the weight of the fruit in the basket.
  • Radius of the circle
    circle_axes Calculate the radius of the circle whose length is 107 cm larger than its diameter
  • Dividing money
    mince_2 Vilem, Cenek, and Edita divided the money they earned by spreading the leaflet. Vilem got 240 CZK more than Cenek and twice more than Edita. Edita got 400kc less than Vilem.
  • Simple equation 9
    eq2 Solve the following equation: -8y+5=-9y+9
  • Mother and daughter
    clocks2 Mother is 44 years old, her daughter 14. How many years ago was her mother four times older than her daughter?
  • Simple equation 8
    eq1 Solve the following equation: 36=-(1+7x)-6(-7-x)

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