MA.6.A.3.1Archived Standard

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Write and evaluate mathematical expressions that correspond to given situations.

Remarks

Example: A plant is 3 cm high on Day 1. Each day after that the plant grows 2 cm taller. Assume that the plant grows at the same rate. Make a table and graph that show the height of the plant for Days 1 through 10. Write an expression to show the height on day n.
General Information
Subject Area: X-Mathematics (former standards - 2008)
Grade: 6
Body of Knowledge: Algebra
Idea: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Big Idea: BIG IDEA 3 - Write, interpret, and use mathematical expressions and equations.
Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07
Content Complexity Rating: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 06/07
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
Assessed: Yes
Test Item Specifications
  • Item Type(s): This benchmark may be assessed using: MC , GR item(s)
    • Also assesses MA.6.A.3.3 Work backward with two-step function rules to undo expressions.
  • Clarification :
    Students will translate a real-world situation to a mathematical expression.

    Students will identify the real-world situation that can be represented by a given mathematical expression.

    Students will evaluate expressions involving one or two variables when given the value(s) of the variable(s), using strategies such as working backwards.
  • Content Limits :
    Expressions may have up to two variables and up to two different operations, with no more than three procedural steps needed to evaluate the expression (e.g., 2x + 3y requires two multiplication steps and one addition step).

    Items will not require students to evaluate expressions having both decimals and fractions.

    Items will not include identifying equivalent expressions using the associative, commutative, or distributive properties.
  • Stimulus Attributes :
    Items should be set in a real-world context.
  • Response Attributes :
    Multiple-choice responses may be positive rational numbers or expressions. Gridded responses may be positive rational numbers.
Sample Test Items (2)
  • Test Item #: Sample Item 1
  • Question: Camera World rents video recorders by the day. The store charges $6.00 per day and a cleaning fee of $2.50. If x represents a number of days, which expression can be used to determine the total charge, in dollars, to rent a video recorder for x days?
  • Difficulty: N/A
  • Type: MC: Multiple Choice
  • Test Item #: Sample Item 2
  • Question: A bag of popcorn sells for $1.75 and a drink sells for $1.25 at a snack bar. The expression below can be used to determine the total cost, in dollars, for p bags of popcorn and d drinks.

    1.75p + 1.25d

    What would be the total cost, in dollars, to purchase 3 bags of popcorn and 5 drinks?

  • Difficulty: N/A
  • Type: GR: Gridded-Response

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