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The price of each book in dollars, c, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>5 × c = 60\u003Cbr>How many dollars did each book sell for?\u003Cbr>3) Cody paid 45 dollars for 5 matching puzzles. The price of each puzzle in dollars, c, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>5 × c = 45\u003Cbr>How many dollars did each puzzle cost?\u003Cbr>2) Carol bought 70 balloons for the party. She bought an equal number of green balloons and yellow balloons. The number of balloons of each color, n, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>2 × n = 70\u003Cbr>How many balloons of each color did Carol buy?\u003Cbr>4) Bianca loaded 36 apps onto her tablet. She had an equal number of blue icons and gold icons. The number of icons of each color, n, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>2 × n = 36\u003Cbr>How many icons of each color did Bianca load?\u003Cbr>5) Kaleb put up 42 lights on his house. He put up an equal number of purple lightsand orange lights. The number of lights\u003Cbr>6)\u003Cbr>of each color, n, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>2 × n = 42\u003Cbr>How many lights of each color did Kaleb put up?\u003Cbr>Victor bought 4 identical kites for a total of 40 dollars. The cost of each kite in dollars, c, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>4 × c = 40\u003Cbr>How many dollars did each kite cost?\u003Cbr>7) Ned folded 72 paper cranes. He made an equal number of red cranes and white cranes. The number of cranes of each color, n, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>2 × n = 72\u003Cbr>How many cranes of each color did Ned fold?\u003Cbr>8) Debby folded 64 paper cranes. She used an equal number of blue paper and gold paper. The number of cranes of each color, n, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>2 × n = 64\u003Cbr>How many cranes of each color did Debby fold? |  |  | 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 2)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 2)[ 2](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 2)  \n Solving an Equation from a Word Problem (Multiplication) Name: Answer Key  \n\n| Use the equation to answer each question.\u003Cbr>1) Paul earned 60 dollars selling 5 identical books at a fair. The price of each book in dollars, c, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>5 × c = 60\u003Cbr>How many dollars did each book sell for?\u003Cbr>3) Cody paid 45 dollars for 5 matching puzzles. The price of each puzzle in dollars, c, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>5 × c = 45\u003Cbr>How many dollars did each puzzle cost? | 2) Carol bought 70 balloons for the party. She bought an equal number of green balloons and yellow balloons. The number of balloons of each color, n, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>2 × n = 70\u003Cbr>How many balloons of each color did Carol buy?\u003Cbr>4) Bianca loaded 36 apps onto her tablet. She had an equal number of blue icons and gold icons. The number of icons of each color, n, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>2 × n = 36\u003Cbr>How many icons of each color did Bianca load? |  |  |  | Answers 1.  12  2.  35  3.  9  4.  18  5.  21  6.  10  7.  36  8.  32  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 5) Kaleb put up 42 lights on his house. He put up an equal number of purple lightsand orange lights. The number of lights\u003Cbr>6)\u003Cbr>of each color, n, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>2 × n = 42\u003Cbr>How many lights of each color did Kaleb put up? |  | Victor bought 4 identical kites for a total of 40 dollars. The cost of each kite in dollars, c, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>4 × c = 40\u003Cbr","cbCaiiBF9FmsuV2O","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiBF9FmsuV2O","pdf",44061,"English","# Questions\n## Set 1: Books and Puzzles\n## Set 2: Balloons, Apps, and Lights\n## Set 3: Kites and Paper Cranes\n# Answers","[{\"question\":\"How do you solve each problem in this worksheet?\",\"answer\":\"Use the given multiplication equation to find the unknown value per equal group, based on the total and the number of identical groups.\"},{\"question\":\"What does c represent in problems like 5 × c = 60?\",\"answer\":\"c represents the value for each identical item, such as the price per book or per puzzle.\"},{\"question\":\"How is n used in problems like 2 × n = 70?\",\"answer\":\"n represents the number of items of each color when there are two equal color groups.\"}]","Solving an Equation from a Word Problem - Multiplication | PDF",1790799274]