Solving Simple Equations
19 + x = 35
x = 16
6 + w + 19 = 52
w= 27
Using x as your variable, write an equation for the following word problem and solve it. Central Cee has 40 songs. He performed 13 of these songs at his concert so far. How many songs does he have left to perform?
40 - 13 = x
x = 27
3 + ❤️ = 18
❤️ = 15
Using x as your variable, write an equation for the following word problem and solve it. Mej posted 14 pictures yesterday and then deleted 3 pictures today. How many pictures does Mej have posted now?
14 - 3 = x
x = 11
54 - p = 21
p = 33
35 + 14 + v = 81
v = 32
Using x as your variable, write an equation for the following word problem and solve it. Andre has 24 small shield potions in Fortnite. If he uses 18 of them, how many does he have left?
24 - 18 = x
x = 6
14 + o = 29
Using x as your variable, write an equation for the following word problem and solve it. Ms. Waizi bought 12 shirts and 8 pants for her vacation. How many pieces of clothing did she buy for her vacation in total?
12 + 8 = x
x = 20
w + 45 = 60
w = 15
75 - f - 3 = 58
f = 14
Using x as your variable, write an equation for the following word problem and solve it. There were 30 people at the party. After some guests left, there were 18 people remaining. How many people left the party?
30 - x = 18
x = 12
45 - w = 32
w = 13
Using x as your variable, write an equation for the following word problem and solve it. Miss. Nicola bought 30 yoga passes. If Miss. Nicola used some of the yoga passes and now has 21 left, how many did she use?
30 - x = 21
x = 9
102 + m = 137
m = 35
g + g + 16 = 26
g = 5
Using x as your variable, write an equation for the following word problem and solve it. Juliana has a collection of 10 stickers. She buys a few more stickers and then gives 7 stickers to her friend. After these transactions, Juliana has 18 stickers left. How many stickers did Juliana buy?
10 + x - 7 = 18
x = 15
k + 38 = 90
k = 52
Using x as your variable, write an equation for the following word problem and solve it. Sara has 40 pencils. She buys some more pencils and then gives away 12 pencils to her friend. After these transactions, she has 33 pencils left. How many pencils did Sarah buy?
40 + x - 12 = 33
x = 5
c - 78 = 14
c = 92
109 - t + 18 = 92
t = 35
Using x as your variable, write an equation for the following word problem and solve it. Maryam had 30 Summer Fridays lip balms. She received some more as birthday gifts, but then she gave away 8 to her sister. Now she has 25 lip balms. How many lip balms did Maryam receive as gifts?
30 + x - 8 = 25
x = 3
a = 74
Using x as your variable, write an equation for the following word problem and solve it. A bakery had 100 cupcakes. They sold some cupcakes in the morning and then baked 50 more cupcakes in the afternoon. By the end of the day, they had 115 cupcakes left. How many cupcakes did the bakery sell in the morning?
100 - x + 50 = 115
x = 35