Mathematics Grade 4 15 min

Write variable equations to represent word problems

Write variable equations to represent word problems

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Mia has 8 stickers. She buys some more. Now she has 12. Which equation shows this?

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Sam had some cookies. He gave 5 away. Now he has 9 left. Which equation shows this?

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There are 4 boxes of crayons. In total, there are 24 crayons. Which equation shows this?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
Leo read 5 pages. He reads more. Now he is on page 9. Which equation finds the new pages, p?
0.5+p=9
1.9-p=5
2.5x_p=9
3.p-5=9
Easy
A cat had some toys. It lost 3. Now it has 4 toys. Which equation finds the start amount, t?
0.t-3=4
1.t+3=4
2.4-t=3
3.3+4=t
Easy
There are 3 nests. Each has 'b' birds. There are 9 birds total. Which equation shows this?
0.3+b=9
1.3xb=9
2.9-b=3
3.b-3=9

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