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He sold 10 of them in the morning. Now he has 25 jars left. This equation can be used to find the number of jars, c, Dave packed.\u003Cbr>c − 10 = 25\u003Cbr>How many jars did Dave pack?\u003Cbr>3) Oliver collected some cans for a food drive. He gave 13 of them to his teacher. Now he has 14 cans left. This equation can be used to find the number of cans, c, Oliver collected.\u003Cbr>c − 13 = 14\u003Cbr>How many cans did Oliver collect?\u003Cbr>5) Mike solved some math problems in the morning. He solved 24 more problems in the afternoon. Altogether he solved 59 problems. This equation can be used to find the number of problems, p, Mike solved in the morning.\u003Cbr>p + 24 = 59\u003Cbr>How many problems did Mike solve in the morning?\u003Cbr>7) Robin had 95 stickers. She sold some of them at the fair. Now she has 28 stickers left. This equation can be used to find the number of stickers, s, Robin sold.\u003Cbr>95 − s = 28\u003Cbr>How many stickers did Robin sell?\u003Cbr>2) Edward is saving money for a bike. He needs a total of 48 dollars. He has already saved 32 dollars. This equation can be used to find the number of dollars, c, Edward still needs to save.\u003Cbr>32 + c = 48\u003Cbr>How many more dollars does Edward still need to save?\u003Cbr>4) Paul gathered some boxes for therecycling project. He handed 25 of them to the volunteer. Now he has 26 boxes left. This equation can be used to find the number of boxes, c, Paul gathered.\u003Cbr>c − 25 = 26\u003Cbr>How many boxes did Paul gather?\u003Cbr>6) Bianca is mixing a large bowl of muffins. She wants a total of 48 ounces of walnuts in it. So far she has poured in 40 ounces of walnuts. This equation can be used to find the number of ounces of walnuts, c, Bianca still needs.\u003Cbr>40 + c = 48\u003Cbr>How many ounces of walnuts does Bianca still need?\u003Cbr>8) Billy planted some seeds in the first garden bed. He planted 20 more seeds in the second bed. Altogether he planted 73 seeds. This equation can be used to find the number of seeds, p, Billy planted in the first bed.\u003Cbr>p + 20 = 73\u003Cbr>How many seeds did Billy plant in the first bed? |  |  | 1.\u003Cbr>2.\u003Cbr>3.\u003Cbr>4.\u003Cbr>5.\u003Cbr>6.\u003Cbr>7.\u003Cbr>8. |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-8 | 88 | 75 | 63 | 50 |  | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8)[ 8](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8)  \nSolving an Equation from a Word Problem (+ -)  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Use the equation to answer each question.\u003Cbr>1) Dave packed some jars for the yard sale. He sold 10 of them in the morning. Now he has 25 jars left. This equation can be used to find the number of jars, c, Dave packed.\u003Cbr>c − 10 = 25\u003Cbr>How many jars did Dave pack?\u003Cbr>3) Oliver collected some cans for a food drive. He gave 13 of them to his teacher. Now he has 14 cans left. This equation can be used to find the number of cans, c, Oliver collected.\u003Cbr>c − 13 = 14\u003Cbr>How many cans did Oliver collect?\u003Cbr>5) Mike solved some math problems in the morning. He solved 24 more problems in the afternoon. Altogether he solved 59 problems. This equation can be used to find the number of problems, p, Mike solved in the morning.\u003Cbr>p + 24 = 59\u003Cbr>How many problems did Mike solve in the morning?\u003Cbr>7) Robin had 95 stickers. She sold some of them at the fair. Now she has 28 stickers left. This equation can be used to find the number of stickers, s, Robin sold.\u003Cbr>95 − s = 28\u003Cbr>How many stickers did Robin sell? | 2) Edward is saving money for a bike. He needs a total of 48 dollars. He has already saved 32 dollars. This equation can be used to find the number of dolla","cbCaisKjE5jYDjYB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisKjE5jYDjYB","pdf",45367,"English","# Word Problem Equations\n## Solve the Unknown Quantity\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the equations in this worksheet?\",\"answer\":\"Each equation represents a word problem, helping determine an unknown quantity by matching the given totals.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you solve a subtraction-based word problem like c − 10 = 25?\",\"answer\":\"Rearrange the equation to isolate c, then compute the value that makes the left side equal the total.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of variables and operations are used across the questions?\",\"answer\":\"The worksheet uses letter variables (like c, s, p) and operations of addition and subtraction to model changes and totals.\"}]","Solving an Equation from a Word Problem - Answer Key | PDF",1790798997]