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Ben has 23 pairs of shoes and 3 pairs of socks on his shoe rack. There are 12 leather shoes and r rubber shoes.  \n2. There are f big fishes in the oceanarium. There are 34 freshwater fish and 47 saltwater fish.  \n3. Danny bought 45 eggs and 12 eggplants. He accidentally broke 9 of the eggs and there were e eggs left.  \n4. Carl is reading a novel with p pages. He has read 12 pages and there are 26 pages left unread.  \n5. At the convenience store, 46 cups of soda were displayed. 9 large cups and 16 small cups were sold yesterday. There were c cups left at the store.  \n6. Fred had 40 marshmallows. She ate 12 marshmallows and gave m marshmallows to her cousin Jane. She has 17 marshmallows left.  \nReading and Math for K-5 © [www.k5learning.com](www.k5learning.com)  \nAnswers  \nNote: There are several possible correct equations for each problem.  \n1. r + 12 = 23 or 23 – 12 = rr = 11  \n2. f = 34 + 47 f = 81  \n3. 45 – e = 9 or 45 – 9 = ee = 36  \n4. p – 12 = 26 or 26 + 12 = pp = 38  \n5. c = 46 – 9 – 16 c = 21  \n6. 40 – 12 – m = 17  \n28 – m = 17 or 17 + 12+ m = 40 m = 11  \nReading and Math for K-5 © [www.k5learning.com](www.k5learning.com)","cbCailXk1lgq9fuV","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailXk1lgq9fuV","pdf",58141,"English","# Word Problems\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What is the goal of this worksheet?\",\"answer\":\"The goal is to help third-grade students learn how to write equations using variables based on descriptive word problems.\"},{\"question\":\"How many word problems are included in the worksheet?\",\"answer\":\"There are six word problems included in the worksheet, each followed by an answer key.\"},{\"question\":\"Are there specific, unique ways to solve these equations?\",\"answer\":\"The document notes that there are several possible correct equations for each problem, provided they result in the correct value for the variable.\"}]","Grade 3 Word Problems - Write Equations with Variables | PDF"]