Primary 6 Math: Algebra Practice
Real Primary 6 Math questions on Algebra, pulled directly from the Olibits question bank — the same questions a child would actually see, not separately written for this page.
MOE strand: Number and Algebra
Curriculum alignment
Mathematics Syllabus, Primary One to Six (MOE, 2021 syllabus)
Taught across P1–P6.
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Real Algebra practice questions
A basket has b apples, shared equally among 4 children. Each child then receives 3 more apples from a second basket. Which expression represents the number of apples each child has now?
b/4 + 3 ✓
4b + 3
b + 3/4
(b + 3)/4
Sharing b apples among 4 gives b/4 each, then adding 3 more gives b/4 + 3.
Sam has y stickers. Mei Hui has 5 more than twice the number of stickers Sam has. Which expression represents the number of stickers Mei Hui has?
y + 5
2y - 5
2y + 5 ✓
y + 10
"Twice Sam's stickers" is 2y, and "5 more than" that is 2y + 5.
A pen costs $x. A ruler costs $2 less than the pen. Which expression represents the total cost of the pen and the ruler?
x - 2
2x - 4
2x + 2
2x - 2 ✓
The ruler costs (x - 2), so the total is x + (x - 2) = 2x - 2.
There are k chairs in a hall. After 12 chairs are removed, the remaining chairs are arranged into 5 equal rows. Which expression represents the number of chairs in each row?
(k − 12)/5 ✓
(k + 12)/5
5(k − 12)
k/5 − 12
After removing 12 chairs, k − 12 chairs remain. Sharing into 5 equal rows gives (k − 12)/5.