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Writing Algebraic Expressions

Practice writing expressions with variables with these printable worksheets and task cards.

Writing Algebraic Expressions Worksheets

Level: Basic
(1-Step; No Parenthesis)

Get students thinking about the logical ranges of variables in real-world contexts. Students will write a one-step expression to match a situation, then tell what kind(s) of numbers the variable could represent: whole, negative, and/or fractions and decimals.
6th Grade
Identifying Variable Sets Algebra Worksheet
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Write algebraic expressions. example: What is the sum of a and 8? - a+8
5th through 7th Grades
Writing Algebraic Expressions Worksheet
Create one-step algebraic expressions with a variable to represent each of the given situations.
6th Grade
Writing 1-Step Expressions Algebra Worksheet
Write an expression with a variable for each situation.
6th Grade
Writing Expressions (One Step) Worksheet
Write algebraic expressions based on the situations given.
6th Grade
Writing One-Step Expressions Writing Expressions Worksheet
Match the one-step algebraic expressions with the situations described in words.
5th through 7th Grades
Matching Algebraic Expressions (One Step) Worksheet
Use these 30 task cards to help your students learn to write algebraic expressions. These cards work well for classroom scavenger hunts, peer tutoring, learning centers, and document cameras.
6th Grade
Task Cards (Basic) Writing Expressions Worksheet
Translate 4 real-world situations into expressions, evaluate them for a given value, and tell whether a given number could be part of a variable's possible sets. Includes a question with a negative elevation.
6th Grade
Write and Evaluate Expressions Algebra Worksheet

Level: Advanced
(2-Step w/ Parenthesis)

Write an algebraic expression to math each given phrase.
6th Grade
Writing Algebraic Expressions (One & Two-Step w/ Parenthesis) Free Writing Expressions Worksheet
On this worksheet, students will use variables to write algebraic expressions to represent the 10 situations described.
6th Grade
Writing Expressions (Two Steps) Worksheet
On this worksheet, students write two-step expressions. Many include variables.
6th Grade
Writing Two-Step Expressions Writing Expressions Worksheet
Use the given word problems to write expressions using variables.
6th Grade
Writing 2-Step Expressions with Variables Algebra Worksheet
Print out this worksheet and have your students match the two-step algebraic expressions on the left to the correct situations on the right.
6th and 7th Grades
Matching Algebraic Expressions (Two Steps) Worksheet
Write an expression for each situation given. This set includes 30 task cards.
6th Grade
Task Cards: Writing Expressions Worksheet
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