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He gave 29 of them to his teacher. Now he has 51 jars left. This equation can be used to find the number of jars, c, Henry collected.\u003Cbr>c − 29 = 51\u003Cbr>How many jars did Henry collect?\u003Cbr>3) Mike collected some boxes for a food drive. He gave 34 of them to his teacher. Now he has 46 boxes left. This equation can be used to find the number of boxes, c, Mike collected.\u003Cbr>c − 34 = 46\u003Cbr>How many boxes did Mike collect?\u003Cbr>5) Robin had 88 stickers. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 61 stickers left. This equation can be used to find the number of stickers, s, Robin gave away.\u003Cbr>88 − s = 61\u003Cbr>How many stickers did Robin giveaway?\u003Cbr>7) Sam collected some cans for a food drive. He gave 36 of them to his teacher. Now he has 16 cans left. This equation can be used to find the number of cans, c, Sam collected.\u003Cbr>c − 36 = 16\u003Cbr>How many cans did Sam collect? | 2) Lana had 62 trading cards. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 13 trading cards left. This equation can be used to find the number of trading cards, s, Lana gave away.\u003Cbr>62 − s = 13\u003Cbr>How many trading cards did Lana giveaway?\u003Cbr>4) Emily had 78 marbles. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 54 marbles left. This equation can be used to find the number of marbles, s, Emily gave away.\u003Cbr>78 − s = 54\u003Cbr>How many marbles did Emily giveaway?\u003Cbr>6) Frank collected some cans for a food drive. He gave 21 of them to his teacher. Now he has 31 cans left. This equation can be used to find the number of cans, c, Frank collected.\u003Cbr>c − 21 = 31\u003Cbr>How many cans did Frank collect?\u003Cbr>8) Amy had 40 marbles. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 31 marbles left. This equation can be used to find the number of marbles, s, Amy gave away.\u003Cbr>40 − s = 31\u003Cbr>How many marbles did Amy give away? |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.  \u003Cbr>8.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1-8 |  | 88 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7)[ 7](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7)  \n Solving an Equation from a Word Problem (Subtraction) Name: Answer Key  \n\n| Use the equation to answer each question.\u003Cbr>1) Henry collected some jars for a food drive. He gave 29 of them to his teacher. Now he has 51 jars left. This equation can be used to find the number of jars, c, Henry collected.\u003Cbr>c − 29 = 51\u003Cbr>How many jars did Henry collect?\u003Cbr>3) Mike collected some boxes for a food drive. He gave 34 of them to his teacher. Now he has 46 boxes left. This equation can be used to find the number of boxes, c, Mike collected.\u003Cbr>c − 34 = 46\u003Cbr>How many boxes did Mike collect?\u003Cbr>5) Robin had 88 stickers. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 61 stickers left. This equation can be used to find the number of stickers, s, Robin gave away.\u003Cbr>88 − s = 61\u003Cbr>How many stickers did Robin giveaway?\u003Cbr>7) Sam collected some cans for a food drive. He gave 36 of them to his teacher. Now he has 16 cans left. This equation can be used to find the number of cans, c, Sam collected.\u003Cbr>c − 36 = 16\u003Cbr>How many cans did Sam collect? | 2) Lana had 62 trading cards. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 13 trading cards left. This equation can be used to find the number of trading cards, s, Lana gave away.\u003Cbr>62 − s = 13\u003Cbr>How many trading cards did Lana giveaway?\u003Cbr>4) Emily had 78 marbles. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 54 marbles left. This equation can be used to find the number of marbles, s, Emily gave away.\u003Cbr>78 − s = 54\u003Cbr>How many marbles did Emily giveaway?\u003Cbr>6) Frank collected some cans for a food drive. He gave 21 of them to his teacher. Now he has 31 cans left. 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