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Then, solve the equation to answer the question.  \n1. Karen ordered 21 burgers and 12 drinks. 9 of the burgers were cheeseburgers, and the rest were chicken burgers. How many chicken burgers did she order?  \n2. Kaye has 15 beads in her bracelet. 4 of the beads are red, 8 of them are green, and the rest are yellow. How many yellow beads are in her bracelet?  \n3. Ken had 14 chocolate bars and 6 candies. He ate 2 chocolate bars and shared another 4 chocolate bars with his cousin. How many chocolate bars does he have left?  \n4. In the bakery storage room, there are 12 sacks of flour, 8 sacks of sugar and 6 boxes of margarine. How many sacks are therein the storage room altogether?  \n5. Jude arranged 25 math books on top of the bookshelf in the library. There were 12 first-grade math books, and the rest were second-grade math books. How many second-grade math books were there?  \n6. Ben spent 30 minutes playing in his room. He played with his toy car for 12 minutes. He spent the rest of the time playing online games. How much time did he spend playing online games?  \nReading and Math for K-5 © [www.k5learning.com](www.k5learning.com)  \nAnswers  \nNote: There are several possible correct equations for each problem.  \n1. 9 + x = 21  \nx = 12  \nShe ordered 12 chicken burgers.  \n2. 4 + 8 + x = 15 or 15 – 4 – 8 = x  \n12 + x = 15 x = 3  \nThere are 3 yellow beads.  \n3. x = 14 – 2 – 4  \nx = 8  \nHe has 8 chocolate bars left.  \n4. x = 12 + 8  \nx = 20  \nThere are 20 sacks in the storage room.  \n5. 12 + x = 25 or 25 – 12 = x  \nx = 13  \nThere were 13 second-grade math books.  \n6. 12 + x = 30 or 30 – 12 = x  \nx = 18  \nHe spent 18 minutes playing online game.  \nReading and Math for K-5 © [www.k5learning.com](www.k5learning.com)","cbCaiifU1FYrHnOl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiifU1FYrHnOl","pdf",61247,"English","# Word Problems\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of this worksheet?\",\"answer\":\"The worksheet is designed to help third-grade students practice writing and solving equations that include variables to find unknown amounts in word problems.\"},{\"question\":\"Are there multiple ways to write the equations?\",\"answer\":\"Yes, the answer key notes that there are several possible correct equations for each word problem depending on how the student structures their arithmetic.\"},{\"question\":\"Does the document include solutions?\",\"answer\":\"Yes, the document includes an answer key that provides the equation, the solved variable value, and the final statement for each of the six problems.\"}]","Variables and Equations - Grade 3 Word Problems Worksheet | PDF",1791780614]