Equations and Inequalities Worksheet Set

One-step equation and inequality problems aligned to 6.EE.B.5 come with a fully worked answer key for all 168 items.
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Year 6
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Updated Nov 15, 2022

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Algebra
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Equations, Inequalities
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Australian Curriculum content descriptions
AC9M7A03 — solve one-variable linear equations with natural number…

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This worksheet for Year 6 maths has:

Solve equations

Select the right solution(s) for inequality from a given set of numbers

Solve inequalities

Answers

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Student can solve a one-step addition equation for an unknown variable.

  • Student can simplify an equation with the same variable appearing more than once before solving.

  • Student can identify which numbers from a given set satisfy a stated inequality.

  • Student can solve a one-step inequality and express the solution as an inequality statement.

Teaching tips

  • Assign the twelve numbered blocks incrementally across several class periods rather than all 168 problems at once.

  • Introduce the 'select' format (Sections 5-8) before the 'solve' format (Sections 9-12), since selecting from a candidate list is a lower-scaffold entry point into inequality reasoning.

  • Use the answer key to spot-check a sample of each problem type rather than marking all 168 items by hand.

Skills covered

  • One-step equation solving — students isolate a variable in addition equations such as p + 5 = 11.

  • Equations with repeated variable terms — students combine like variable terms (e.g., z + z + 20 = z + 38) before isolating the unknown.

  • Inequality solution-set selection — students test a list of candidate numbers against a stated inequality (e.g., y greater than 2) and identify which satisfy it.

  • Solving and expressing one-step inequalities — students isolate the variable in an inequality and write the solution as an inequality statement (e.g., r less than 12).

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

How do the 'select' problems differ from the 'solve' problems later in the worksheet?

In the 'select' sections, students are given a finite list of candidate numbers next to each inequality and must identify which values from that list satisfy it, rather than solving the inequality algebraically as required in the later 'solve inequalities' sections.

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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

  • AC9M7A03 — solve one-variable linear equations with natural number solutions; verify the solution by substitution

Core concepts

  • One-step equations

  • Inequalities

  • Algebraic reasoning

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