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He made an equal number of purple cranes and orange cranes. The number of cranes\u003Cbr>2)\u003Cbr>of each color, n, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>2 × n = 14\u003Cbr>How many cranes of each color did Dave fold?\u003Cbr>Rachel ordered 7 identical books online for 98 dollars in all. The cost of each book in dollars, c, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>7 × c = 98\u003Cbr>How many dollars did each book cost?\u003Cbr>3) Faye loaded 36 apps onto her tablet. She had an equal number of green icons and yellow 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 Faye load?\u003Cbr>5) Amy painted 24 tiles for a mural. She painted an equal number of red tiles and white tiles. The number of tiles of each color, n, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>2 × n = 24\u003Cbr>How many tiles of each color did Amy paint?\u003Cbr>7) Robin bought 60 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 = 60\u003Cbr>How many balloons of each color did Robin buy?\u003Cbr>4) Vanessa bought 6 identical puzzles atthe fair for 84 dollars total. The cost of each puzzle in dollars, c, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>6 × c = 84\u003Cbr>How many dollars did each puzzle cost?\u003Cbr>6) Bianca hung 72 balloons for a party. She used an equal number of blue balloons and gold balloons. The number of balloons of each color, n, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>2 × n = 72\u003Cbr>How many balloons of each color did Bianca hang?\u003Cbr>8) Lana earned 99 dollars washing 9 identical kites. The amount she earned washing each kite in dollars, c, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>9 × c = 99\u003Cbr>How many dollars did Lana earn washing each kite? |  |  | 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)  \n Solving an Equation from a Word Problem (Multiplication) Name: Answer Key  \n\n| Use the equation to answer each question.\u003Cbr>1) Dave folded 14 paper cranes. He made an equal number of purple cranes and orange cranes. The number of cranes\u003Cbr>2)\u003Cbr>of each color, n, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>2 × n = 14\u003Cbr>How many cranes of each color did Dave fold? |  | Rachel ordered 7 identical books online for 98 dollars in all. The cost of each book in dollars, c, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>7 × c = 98\u003Cbr>How many dollars did each book cost? |  |  | Answers 1.  7  2.  14  3.  18  4.  14  5.  12  6.  36  7.  30  8.  11  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 3) Faye loaded 36 apps onto her tablet. She had an equal number of green icons and yellow 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 Faye load?\u003Cbr>5) Amy painted 24 tiles for a mural. She painted an equal number of red tiles and white tiles. The number of tiles of each color, n, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>2 × n = 24\u003Cbr>How many tiles of each color did Amy paint?\u003Cbr>7) Robin bought 60 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 = 60\u003Cbr>How many balloons of each color did Robin buy? | 4) Vanessa bought 6 identical puzzles atthe fair for 84 dollars","cbCairGFMZ5TAAMC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairGFMZ5TAAMC","pdf",44086,"English","# Multiplication Word Problems\n## Equation setup (2 × n = total)\n## Answer key","[{\"question\":\"How do you solve each word problem in this worksheet?\",\"answer\":\"Translate the statement into an equation using multiplication, then solve for the unknown variable n or c and report the per-item or per-color amount.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the equation 2 × n = 14 represent?\",\"answer\":\"It means there are two equal groups (for two colors), and their combined total is 14, so n is the number in each group.\"},{\"question\":\"Where can answers be found for these problems?\",\"answer\":\"The document includes an “Answer Key” section listing the final numerical answers for problems 1 through 8.\"}]","Solving an Equation from a Word Problem (Multiplication) | PDF",1790799285]