Variable Word Problems
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Suri owns 31 marbles. When Suri and Brooke put all of their marbles together, they have 33 marbles. Which equation, when solved, will show how many marbles Brooke owns?
What is 31 + m = 33?
100
x + 1 = 3
What is 2?
100
x - 5 = 3
What is 8?
100
2x = 14
What is 7?
100
n / 4 = 3
What is 12?
200
Jada runs 8 kilometers every day. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many days it will take Jada to run 88 kilometers?
What is 8d = 88 or 8 x d= 88?
200
x + 7 = 12
What is 5?
200
y - 7 = 9
What is 16?
200
3m = 9
What is 3?
200
x / 8 = 3
What is 24?
300
Rosa bought some toy cars at a garage sale. She gave 32 cars to her sister and had 42 cars left. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many cars Rosa bought at the garage sale?
What is C - 32 = 42?
300
16 = m + 9
What is 7?
300
m - 14 = 23
What is 37?
300
21 = 7y
What is 3?
300
m / 12 = 5
What is 60?
400
Beth bought 10 packages of light bulbs. She bought 90 light bulbs in all. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many light bulbs were in each package?
What is 10b = 90 or 10 x b = 90?
400
k + 143 = 279
What is 136?
400
59 = k - 38
What is 97?
400
12m = 60
What is 5?
400
8 = k / 9
What is 72?
500
Cassie bought 18 bouncy balls at the toy store. Her friend Jenna also bought some bouncy balls. When they counted all of them together, Cassie and Jenna had 43 bouncy balls. Which equation, when solved, will show how many bouncy balls Jenna bought?
What is 18 + b = 43?
500
y + 1793 = 5784
What is 3991?
500
230 = n - 165
What is 395?
500
132 = 11n
What is 12?
500
9 = j / 12
What is 108?
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