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He gave 30 of them to his teacher. Now he has 14 cans left. This equation can be used to find the number of cans, c, Adam collected.\u003Cbr>c − 30 = 14\u003Cbr>How many cans did Adam collect?\u003Cbr>3) Billy collected some boxes for a food drive. He gave 13 of them to his teacher. Now he has 12 boxes left. This equation can be used to find the number of boxes, c, Billy collected.\u003Cbr>c − 13 = 12\u003Cbr>How many boxes did Billy collect?\u003Cbr>5) Tiffany had 57 trading cards. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 24 trading cards left. This equation can be used to find the number of trading cards, s, Tiffany gave away.\u003Cbr>57 − s = 24\u003Cbr>How many trading cards did Tiffany give away?\u003Cbr>7) Jerry collected some jars for a food drive. He gave 9 of them to his teacher. Now he has 41 jars left. This equation can be used to find the number of jars, c, Jerry collected.\u003Cbr>c − 9 = 41\u003Cbr>How many jars did Jerry collect? | 2) Robin had 51 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, Robin gave away.\u003Cbr>51 − s = 31\u003Cbr>How many marbles did Robin giveaway?\u003Cbr>4) Carol had 42 stickers. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 11 stickers left. This equation can be used to find the number of stickers, s, Carol gave away.\u003Cbr>42 − s = 11\u003Cbr>How many stickers did Carol giveaway?\u003Cbr>6) Tom collected some jars for a food drive. He gave 44 of them to his teacher. Now he has 21 jars left. This equation can be used to find the number of jars, c, Tom collected.\u003Cbr>c − 44 = 21\u003Cbr>How many jars did Tom collect?\u003Cbr>8) Amy had 50 stickers. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 30 stickers left. This equation can be used to find the number of stickers, s, Amy gave away.\u003Cbr>50 − s = 30\u003Cbr>How many stickers 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 1)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ 1](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)  \n Solving an Equation from a Word Problem (Subtraction) Name: Answer Key  \n\n| Use the equation to answer each question.\u003Cbr>1) Adam collected some cans for a food drive. He gave 30 of them to his teacher. Now he has 14 cans left. This equation can be used to find the number of cans, c, Adam collected.\u003Cbr>c − 30 = 14\u003Cbr>How many cans did Adam collect?\u003Cbr>3) Billy collected some boxes for a food drive. He gave 13 of them to his teacher. Now he has 12 boxes left. This equation can be used to find the number of boxes, c, Billy collected.\u003Cbr>c − 13 = 12\u003Cbr>How many boxes did Billy collect?\u003Cbr>5) Tiffany had 57 trading cards. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 24 trading cards left. This equation can be used to find the number of trading cards, s, Tiffany gave away.\u003Cbr>57 − s = 24\u003Cbr>How many trading cards did Tiffany give away?\u003Cbr>7) Jerry collected some jars for a food drive. He gave 9 of them to his teacher. Now he has 41 jars left. This equation can be used to find the number of jars, c, Jerry collected.\u003Cbr>c − 9 = 41\u003Cbr>How many jars did Jerry collect? | 2) Robin had 51 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, Robin gave away.\u003Cbr>51 − s = 31\u003Cbr>How many marbles did Robin giveaway?\u003Cbr>4) Carol had 42 stickers. She gave some of them to her friends. Now she has 11 stickers left. This equation can be used to find the number of stickers, s, Carol gave away.\u003Cbr>42 − s = 11\u003Cbr>How many stickers did Carol giveaway?\u003Cbr>6) Tom collected some jars for a food drive. He gave 44 of them to his teacher. Now he has 21 jars left. This equation can be use","cbCaitohX8Y1YjB6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitohX8Y1YjB6","pdf",445128,"English","# Use the equation to answer each question\n## Food drive subtraction scenarios","[{\"question\":\"What equation form is used in these word problems?\",\"answer\":\"Each problem models subtraction with an equation such as c − given = remaining or given − s = remaining, then asks for the unknown value.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the variables c and s represent?\",\"answer\":\"In the problems, c represents the total collected, while s represents the number given away.\"},{\"question\":\"What is included alongside the questions?\",\"answer\":\"An answer key is provided, listing the solutions for problems 1 through 8.\"}]","Solving an Equation from a Word Problem - Subtraction | PDF",1790799251,76]