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She gave some of 2) Sam collected some jars for a food them to her friends. Now she has 25 drive. He gave 19 of them to his marbles left. This equation can be used teacher. Now he has 21 jars left. This to find the number of marbles, s, Amy equation can be used to find the gave away. number of jars, c, Sam collected.\u003Cbr>32 − s = 25\u003Cbr>How many marbles did Amy give away?\u003Cbr>c − 19 = 21\u003Cbr>How many jars did Sam collect?\u003Cbr>3) Nancy had 69 trading cards. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 6 trading cards left. This equation can be used to find the number of trading cards, s, Nancy gave away.\u003Cbr>69 − s = 6\u003Cbr>4) Paul collected some boxes for a food drive. He gave 20 of them to his teacher. Now he has 27 boxes left. This equation can be used to find the number of boxes, c, Paul collected.\u003Cbr>c − 20 = 27\u003Cbr>How many trading cards did Nancy give How many boxes did Paul collect?\u003Cbr>away?\u003Cbr>5) Tom collected some cans for a food drive. He gave 32 of them to his teacher. Now he has 40 cans left. This equation can be used to find the number of cans, c, Tom collected.\u003Cbr>6) Janet had 90 stickers. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 24 stickers left. This equation can be used to find the number of stickers, s, Janet gave away.\u003Cbr>c − 32 = 40\u003Cbr>How many cans did Tom collect?\u003Cbr>90 − s = 24\u003Cbr>How many stickers did Janet giveaway?\u003Cbr>7) Maria had 31 trading cards. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 25 trading cards left. This equation can be used to find the number of trading cards, s, Maria gave away.\u003Cbr>31 − s = 25\u003Cbr>8) Jerry collected some jars for a food drive. He gave 25 of them to his teacher. Now he has 31 jars left. This equation can be used to find the number of jars, c, Jerry collected.\u003Cbr>c − 25 = 31\u003Cbr>How many trading cards did Maria give How many jars did Jerry collect?\u003Cbr>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 5)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 5)[ 5](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 5)  \n Solving an Equation from a Word Problem (Subtraction) Name: Answer Key  \n\n| Use the equation to answer each question.\u003Cbr>1) Amy had 32 marbles. She gave some of 2) Sam collected some jars for a food them to her friends. Now she has 25 drive. He gave 19 of them to his marbles left. This equation can be used teacher. Now he has 21 jars left. This to find the number of marbles, s, Amy equation can be used to find the gave away. number of jars, c, Sam collected.\u003Cbr>32 − s = 25\u003Cbr>How many marbles did Amy give away?\u003Cbr>c − 19 = 21\u003Cbr>How many jars did Sam collect?\u003Cbr>3) Nancy had 69 trading cards. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 6 trading cards left. This equation can be used to find the number of trading cards, s, Nancy gave away.\u003Cbr>69 − s = 6\u003Cbr>4) Paul collected some boxes for a food drive. He gave 20 of them to his teacher. Now he has 27 boxes left. This equation can be used to find the number of boxes, c, Paul collected.\u003Cbr>c − 20 = 27\u003Cbr>How many trading cards did Nancy give How many boxes did Paul collect?\u003Cbr>away?\u003Cbr>5) Tom collected some cans for a food drive. He gave 32 of them to his teacher. Now he has 40 cans left. This equation can be used to find the number of cans, c, Tom collected.\u003Cbr>6) Janet had 90 stickers. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 24 stickers left. This equation can be used to find the number of stickers, s, Janet gave away.\u003Cbr>c − 32 = 40\u003Cbr>How many cans did Tom collect?\u003Cbr>90 − s = 24\u003Cbr>How many stickers did Janet giveaway?\u003Cbr>7) Maria had 31 trading cards. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 25 trading cards left. This equation can be used to find the number of trad","cbCaicadiN218Co9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicadiN218Co9","pdf",43901,"English","# Use the equation to answer each question\n## Problem set 1–8\n## Answer key","[{\"question\":\"How do you use the subtraction equation in each word problem?\",\"answer\":\"Identify the total amount, the amount given away, and the amount left. Write the subtraction equation as total minus the given-away amount equals the remaining amount, then solve for the unknown.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the variable (such as s or c) represent?\",\"answer\":\"The variable represents the unknown quantity asked in the question, such as the number of items given away or the number of items collected.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the answer key in this document?\",\"answer\":\"It provides the final numeric answers for each of the eight problems so students can check their solutions.\"}]","Solving an Equation from a Word Problem (Subtraction) - Answer Key | PDF",1790799258]