Practice Writing Equations from Word Problems

Lisa is cooking muffins. The recipe calls for 7 cups of sugar. She has already put in 2 cups. How many more cups does she need to put in?

Answer explanation

Think about: where did you start, what is the change, and what is the result.

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

How many boxes of envelopes can you buy with $15 if one box costs $3?

Answer explanation

Think about: How much does each box cost and how much money you are spending in total?

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Amanda and her best friend found some money buried in a field. They split the money evenly, each getting $24.28. How much money did they find?

Answer explanation

Think about: What do you know already? What do you want to find out?

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Jenny wants to buy an MP3 player that costs $52.99. How much change does she receive if she gives the cashier $100?

Answer explanation

Think about: Do you know how much money she gave the cashier? Do you know how much the item cost?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Last Friday Trevon had $29. Over the weekend he received some money for cleaning the garage. He now has $41. How much money did he receive?

Answer explanation

Think about: How much did he start with, what changed, and what was the result?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

At a restaurant, Mike and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $13 then what was the total bill?

Answer explanation

Think about: How many friends split the bill? Do you know how much each person paid?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

After paying $17.50 for a cheeseburger, Norachai has $45.20. How much money did he have before buying the cheeseburger?

Answer explanation

Think about: How much did he start with?  What was the change? What was the result?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A recipe for cookies calls for 6 cups of sugar. Amy has already put in 4 cups. How many more cups does she need to put in? 

Answer explanation

Think about: How much sugar total for the recipe?  Do you know how much sugar she has already put in?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Carlos is trying to read 12 pages of his book a night. The book has 156 pages. How many days will it take him to finish the book?

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Shawn spent $15 on some new socks. If Shawn buys 6 pairs, how much does he pay per pair?

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7