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There are s students in grade 1 and 20 students in grade 2.  \nThere are 5 more students in grade 2 than grade 1.  \n2. There were 6 vases at home but after Rachel broke v vases, there were only 2 vases left.  \n3. In the zoo, there are 14 lions. 4 of them are male and f of them are female.  \n4. There are two crayons. The red one is 15 cm long and the yellow one is y cm shorter than the red one. The yellow one is 8 cm long.  \n5. In the flower bed, there are r roses. There are 3 pink roses, 6 white roses and 9 red roses.  \n6. Bryce had 25 toy cars. He gave 5 cars to his younger brother. Then, he lost c cars after he took them out one day. He only had 9 cars 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. s + 5 = 20 s = 15  \n2. 6 – v = 2 v = 4  \n3. 4 + f = 14 f = 10  \n4. 15 – y = 8 y = 7  \n5. r = 3 + 6 + 9 r = 18  \n6. 25 – 5 – c = 9 c = 11  \nReading and Math for K-5 © [www.k5learning.com](www.k5learning.com)","cbCaianMvKaE2Gnw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaianMvKaE2Gnw","pdf",87826,"English","# Word Problems\n## Practice Exercises\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of this worksheet?\",\"answer\":\"This worksheet helps grade 3 students practice creating mathematical equations using variables based on descriptive word problems.\"},{\"question\":\"Are answers included for the problems?\",\"answer\":\"Yes, the document provides an answer key with the correct equations and values for all six word problems.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you represent the number of vases left in problem 2?\",\"answer\":\"The equation is 6 - v = 2, where 6 is the original number of vases, v is the number of broken vases, and 2 is the remaining number.\"}]","Grade 3 Word Problems - Write Equations with Variables | PDF"]