6th grade input-output tables worksheets

In sixth grade the tables switch to x and y, and rules read like equations: y = 3x or y = 3x + 2. Your child completes tables and writes two-step rules, dependent-variable thinking that runs straight into algebra.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Complete the table, or write the rule.

  1. Rule:

    Answer: y = 3x + 2

  2. Rule: y = 3x.
  3. Rule: y = 2x + 1.

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What's on each sheet

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Connect the equation to the table one row at a time: pick an x, run it through y = 3x + 2, and confirm it lands on the printed y. For write-the-rule tables, look at how much y grows when x grows by 1. That jump is the multiplier, and whatever is left over is the added constant.

Watch for: Kids write a rule that fits only the first row. 1 to 5 could be add 4 or times 5, so test the rule on every row before committing. Kids change rules partway down, adding on one row and multiplying on the next. One table follows one rule, top to bottom.

Common questions about input-output tables

How are 6th grade tables different?
Columns become x and y, and rules become equations like y = 3x + 2. Same table, algebra's notation. It's the on-ramp to graphing and functions.
What does a write-the-rule answer look like?
An equation, written exactly like y = 3x + 2. Missing-value answers are just the numbers in order, like 11, 14.

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Aligned to Common Core 6.EE.C.9. Reviewed by the One more sheet curriculum team. Content version 123, updated July 2026.