Writing Equations

Aliyah had some candy to give to her four children. She first took ten pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among her children. Each child received two pieces. With how many pieces did she start?

• (2x4)+10=

• 10-4x2=

• 10x2x4=

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Jill sold half of her comic books and then bought sixteen more. She now has 36. How many did she have at the beginning?

• (36 x 2) + 16=

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

For a field trip 4 students rode in cars and the rest filled nine buses. How many 

students were in each bus if 472 students were on the trip?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

On Tuesday Shanice bought five hats to add to her collection. On Wednesday half of all the hats that she had were destroyed. On Thursday there were only 17 left. How many did she have on Monday?

• (17 x 2) - 5 =

• (17 + 5) x 2 =

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

The Cooking Club made some pies to sell at a basketball game to raise money for the new math books. The cafeteria contributed four pies to the sale. Each pie was then cut into five pieces and sold. There were a total of 60 pieces to sell. How many pies did the club make?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

You bought a magazine for $5 and four erasers. You spent a total of $25. How much did each eraser cost?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A