Complete the Pattern
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Variable Equations
Variable Word Problems
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Complete the pattern for 3, 6, 9, __, __, ___
What is 12, 15, 18?
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The rule for the pattern 5, 7, 9, 11 is ..
What is start at 5, add 2?
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If each rose has 6 petals, if I were to create a table on the the number of roses and the number of petals, then I can see the fourth rose will have a total count of petals of...
What is roses pattern -> 1, 2, 3, 4 and then petals pattern -> 6, 12, 18, 24 so 24 petals!!
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Sam loves to eat but his big brother Tim loves to eat more! For each chocolate cupcake Sam has, Tim has 2 more. Therefore this is the variable equation..
What is S+2=T ?
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Casper LOVES turtles! He always has 50 more than me. If Casper has 80, I would have….
What is C-50=M therefore 80-50= a total of 30 turtles?
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Complete the pattern for 10, 15, 20, __, __, __
What is 25, 30, 35?
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The rule for the pattern 9, 14, 19 is..
What is start at 9, add 5?
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If each player gets 1 racquet and 10 birdies to practice their badminton skills. If I create a table containing the pattern for players and birdies, I can see that if 6 players are on the court then the total count of birdies on the court is...
What is players pattern -> 1,2,3,4,5,6 and birdies pattern -> 6,12,18,24,30,36 so 36 birders on the court?
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My big sister will always be ten years only then me! Therefore, the variable equation is...
What is M+10=S ?
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Jesse is a way better runner than me! He is always 30 steps ahead of me! If I have ran 40 steps, how far at Jesse ran?
What is M+30=J therefore 40+30= a total of 80?
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Complete the pattern for 7, 10, __, __, __..
What is 13, 16, 19?
300
The rule for the pattern 23, 20, 17, 14 is..
What is start at 23, subtract 3?
300
If each horse needs 4 horse shoes and I create a table. I can determine that if there are 3 horses in the barn, the total count of horse shoes would be...
What is horse patterns -> 1, 2, 3 and horse shoe pattern is -> 4, 8, 12 so there are a total of 12 horse shoes in the barn?
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For every fish I got for my tank, my friend gets 5! Therefore the TWO possible equations using variables are...
What is M+5=F or F-5=M ?
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I have a ton of shoes! I always have 25 more than my sister! If my sister has 5, than I have...
What is M+25=S so M+25=5 then M=30 shoes?
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Complete the pattern for 14, 21, __, __....
What is 28, 35?
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The rule for the pattern 30, 25, 20, 15 is ….
What is start at 30, subtract 5?
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A basketball player needs to drink 8 glasses of water a day! If I create a table on days and glasses of water, I can see after a 3 days, the player will have drank..

What is days pattern -> 1,2,3, and glasses pattern -> 8,16,24?

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For every flower that grows in my garden, my neighbour grows 20! Therefore the TWO variable equations are...
What is M+20=N or N-20=M?
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John is good at chess but I am better! For every game he wins, I win 12. If John has won 10, I have won...
What is J+12=me so 10+12 = a total of 22 games won?
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Complete the pattern for 26, 21, ___, ___, ___ ….
What is 16, 11, 6?
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The rule for the pattern 100, 92, 84, 76 is..
What is start at 100, subtract 8?
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Tim plays video games for 5 hours each day. If I create a table on number of days and hours played, I can see that on the 10th day, he will have played a total hours of ….

What is days -> 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and hours -> 5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50 for a total 50 hours?

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Sam collects rocks by the river. Sam is way better at collecting then his younger cousin! His cousin always has 20 less than him in his collection. Therefore the TWO possible variable equations are..
What is S-50=C or C+50=S ?
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I love pop! For every glass my brother drinks, I can drink two! If he has drank 4, then I have drank...
What is b+2=m there 4+2=6 cans of pop?
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