Word Problems with Variables

How many boxes of envelopes, e, can you buy with $12 if one box costs $3?

• 3xe = 12

• e/3 = 12

• 3-e = 12

• e+3 = 12

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CCSS.3.OA.B.6

After paying $5.12 for a salad, Nori has $27.10. How much money, m, did he have before buying the salad?

• m + $5.12 = $27.10

• $27.10 + $5.12= m

• $27.10= m- $5.12

• m = $27.10 - $5.12

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

It takes 8 ounces of cheese to make a burrito and 9 ounces for a taco. If you wanted 3 burritos and 1 taco how many ounces of cheese would you need?

• (3 x 9) + 8

• (2 x 8) + 9

• (9 x 8) + 3

• (8 x 3) + 9

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

WRITE AN EQUATION

Aliyah had $24 to spend on pencils. After buying them she had $10. How much did she spend,s, on pencils?

• $24+$10=s

• $10-$24=s

• $24/s = $10

• $10+s= $24

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Sue bought 3 t-shirts for $8 each. She paid with a $50 bill. How could you find how much change,c, should she get back?

• 50 - (8x3) = c

• (8x3) + 50 = c

• cx3x8 = 50

• 8 + 3 + 50 = c

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Jim has one dollar. He spends 16 cents on a pencil. Jim's dad gives him five dollars for mowing the grass. Write an equation with a letter for the unknown to find out how much money Jim has now.

• 1.00 - .16 = m

• m =1.00

• $1.00 - $.16 + $5.00 = m

• 5 +1 + 16 = m

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Ms. Arellano bought 144 mini erasers. She put the mini erasers into 6 equal groups. What equation could you use to find e, how many erasers will be in each group?

• e= 144 x 6

• 6 + 144= e

• 144 / 6=e

• e= 144 - 6

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Ronnie needs 101 cupcakes for a birthday party. He already has 21 chocolate cupcakes and 33 vanilla cupcakes. How could you find how many more cupcakes,c, should Ronnie buy?

• c=33 + 101 - 21

• 101- (33 +21) =c

• 101- (33-21) =c

• (33 - 21) + c =101

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Brenda has 13 white buttons. She has 4 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Brenda has 5 more gray buttons than brown buttons. How many gray buttons does Brenda have?

• (13 - 4) - 5

• (13 + 4) + 5

• (13 - 4) + 5

• (13 + 4) - 5

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Robert has 54 pencils. He has 1 box of pencils and 3 packages of pencils. The box has 24 pencils. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of pencils in each package?

• p = 54 + (3 x 24)

• 24 = 54 + (3 x p)

• 54 = 3 + (24 x p)

• 54 = 24 + (3 x p)

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8