6.EE.A.4
Identify when two expressions are equivalent (i.e., when the two expressions name the same number regardless of which value is substituted into them). For example, the expressions y + y + y and 3y are equivalent because they name the same number regardless of which number y stands for.
Where this sits in the school year
Our Grade 6 Math scope and sequence teaches 6.EE.A.4 in Unit 7: Expressions, weeks 17–20.
Exponents, variables, and the properties of operations — writing, reading, evaluating, and proving expressions equivalent. See the full pacing guide →
Builds on
Suggested prerequisites. This sequencing is our editorial guidance, not part of the Common Core.
Teaching Kits for this standard
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