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He gave 29 of them to his teacher. Now he has 16 boxes left. This equation can be used to find the number of boxes, c, Victor collected.\u003Cbr>c − 29 = 16\u003Cbr>How many boxes did Victor collect?\u003Cbr>3) Vanessa had 84 trading cards. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 52 trading cards left. This equation can be used to find the number of trading cards, s, Vanessa gave away.\u003Cbr>84 − s = 52\u003Cbr>How many trading cards did Vanessa give away?\u003Cbr>5) Janet had 94 stickers. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 52 stickers left. This equation can be used to find the number of stickers, s, Janet gave away.\u003Cbr>94 − s = 52\u003Cbr>How many stickers did Janet giveaway?\u003Cbr>7) Sam collected some boxes for a food drive. He gave 18 of them to his teacher. Now he has 11 boxes left. This equation can be used to find the number of boxes, c, Sam collected.\u003Cbr>c − 18 = 11\u003Cbr>How many boxes did Sam collect?\u003Cbr>2) Olivia had 68 marbles. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 58 marbles left. This equation can be used to find the number of marbles, s, Olivia gave away.\u003Cbr>68 − s = 58\u003Cbr>How many marbles did Olivia giveaway?\u003Cbr>4) George collected some cans for a food drive. He gave 31 of them to his teacher. Now he has 22 cans left. This equation can be used to find the number of cans, c, George collected.\u003Cbr>c − 31 = 22\u003Cbr>How many cans did George collect?\u003Cbr>6) Dave collected some jars for a food drive. He gave 29 of them to his teacher. Now he has 21 jars left. This equation can be used to find the number of jars, c, Dave collected.\u003Cbr>c − 29 = 21\u003Cbr>How many jars did Dave collect?\u003Cbr>8) Carol had 65 marbles. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 40 marbles left. This equation can be used to find the number of marbles, s, Carol gave away.\u003Cbr>65 − s = 40\u003Cbr>How many marbles did Carol giveaway? |  |  | 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 6)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)[ 6](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)  \n Solving an Equation from a Word Problem (Subtraction) Name: Answer Key  \n\n| Use the equation to answer each question.\u003Cbr>1) Victor collected some boxes for a food drive. He gave 29 of them to his teacher. Now he has 16 boxes left. This equation can be used to find the number of boxes, c, Victor collected.\u003Cbr>c − 29 = 16\u003Cbr>How many boxes did Victor collect?\u003Cbr>3) Vanessa had 84 trading cards. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 52 trading cards left. This equation can be used to find the number of trading cards, s, Vanessa gave away.\u003Cbr>84 − s = 52\u003Cbr>How many trading cards did Vanessa give away?\u003Cbr>5) Janet had 94 stickers. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 52 stickers left. This equation can be used to find the number of stickers, s, Janet gave away.\u003Cbr>94 − s = 52\u003Cbr>How many stickers did Janet giveaway?\u003Cbr>7) Sam collected some boxes for a food drive. He gave 18 of them to his teacher. Now he has 11 boxes left. This equation can be used to find the number of boxes, c, Sam collected.\u003Cbr>c − 18 = 11\u003Cbr>How many boxes did Sam collect? | 2) Olivia had 68 marbles. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 58 marbles left. This equation can be used to find the number of marbles, s, Olivia gave away.\u003Cbr>68 − s = 58\u003Cbr>How many marbles did Olivia giveaway?\u003Cbr>4) George collected some cans for a food drive. He gave 31 of them to his teacher. 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