Translate Words to Equations: Fun with Variables!

Sarah has x apples. If she buys 5 more apples, how many apples does she have now? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• x + 5

• x * 5

• x - 5

• 5 + x

Tom has y marbles. If he gives away 3 marbles, he will have 12 left. Write an equation to find out how many marbles Tom had originally.

• 10

• 20

• 18

• 15

A book costs x dollars. If you buy 4 books, the total cost is 20 dollars. Write an equation to find the cost of one book.

• 5 dollars

• 6 dollars

• 4 dollars

• 3 dollars

Lisa has z stickers. If she finds 10 more stickers, she will have 25 stickers. Write an equation to find out how many stickers Lisa had before.

• 15

• 20

• 5

• 10

A box can hold x toys. If you have 15 toys and you want to fill 3 boxes, how many toys can each box hold? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 10

• 3

• 5

• 6

Mark has p pencils. If he buys 8 more pencils, he will have 20 pencils. Write an equation to find out how many pencils Mark had before.

• 10

• 12

• 18

• 15

A car travels x miles in one hour. If it travels for 3 hours, it will cover 150 miles. Write an equation to find the speed of the car.

• 50 miles per hour

• 30 miles per hour

• 60 miles per hour

• 75 miles per hour

Emma has q dollars. If she spends 7 dollars, she will have 13 dollars left. Write an equation to find out how much money Emma had originally.

• 25

• 30

• 20

• 15

A garden has r rows of flowers. If each row has 6 flowers, and there are 30 flowers in total, write an equation to find out how many rows of flowers there are.

• 5

• 4

• 6

• 7

A recipe calls for s cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches, you will need 12 cups of flour. Write an equation to find out how much flour is needed for one batch.

• 4 cups

• 6 cups

• 2 cups

• 8 cups