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Section 2: Write the equation AND solve for the variable.  \nSection 1—Write the Equation  \n1. A shelter has x cats. After adopting out 8, there are 15 cats left.  \n2. A volunteer walks d dogs each hour. In 3 hours, they walk 18 dogs.  \n3. A shelter receives some donations. After getting 25 more, they have 60 total.  \n4. A shelter divides 36 bags of food equally among c cages. Each cage gets 4 bags.  \n5. A vet sees 5 animals per hour. After h hours, the vet has seen 40 animals.  \n6. A shelter has 50 animals. After a adoptions, 32 animals remain.  \n7. A pet store has 72 fish in t tanks. Each tank holds 9 fish.  \n8. A shelter collected f pounds of food. After using 18 pounds, 30 remain.  \n9. A dog walker has some leashes. After buying 7 more, they have 20 leashes.  \n10. A shelter spends $s on supplies. They started with $90 and have $25 left.  \nSection 2—Write the Equation and Solve  \n11. A shelter feeds each animal x cups of food per day. For 6 animals, they use 48 cups.  \nEquation:    \nSolution:  \n____________________  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \n12. A shelter had 40 animals. After some were adopted, 27 remain. How many adopted?  \nEquation:    \nSolution:    \n13. A volunteer needs to walk 90 dogs over d days, walking 9 per day.  \nEquation:    \nSolution:    \n14. A shelter raises money. After raising m more, their total goes from 35 to 80.  \nEquation:    \nSolution:    \n15. A pet store divides 63 toys equally among b bins. Each bin holds 7 toys.  \nEquation:    \nSolution:    \n16. A shelter needs 120 volunteer hours. They have 75 so far and need v more.  \nEquation:    \nSolution:    \n17. Challenge Problem  \nA pet shelter received donations over 3 days. On Day 1, they received $30. On Day 2, they received d dollars. On Day 3, they received twice as much as Day 2. The total donations were $150.  \na) Write an expression for total donations in terms of d.  \nb) Write and solve an equation to find d.  \nc) How much was donated on Day 3?  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \nANSWER KEY  \nSection 1: Write the Equation  \n1.) 1. ) x − 8 = 15  \n2.) 2. ) 3d = 18  \n3.) 3. ) d + 25 = 60  \n4.) 4. ) 36 ÷ c = 4  \n5.) 5. ) 5h = 40  \n6.) 6. ) 50 − a = 32  \n7.) 7. ) 72 ÷ t = 9  \n8.) 8. ) f − 18 = 30  \n9.) 9. ) l + 7 = 20  \n10.) 10. ) 90 − s = 25  \nSection 2: Write and Solve  \n11.) 11. ) Equation: 6x = 48 Solution: x = 8 (48÷6=8)  \n12.) 12. ) Equation: 40 − a = 27 Solution: a = 13 (40−27=13)  \n13.) 13. ) Equation: 9d = 90 Solution: d = 10 (90÷9=10)  \n14.) 14. ) Equation: 35 + m = 80 Solution: m = 45 (80−35=45)  \n15.) 15. ) Equation: 63 ÷ b = 7 Solution: b = 9 (63÷7=9)  \n16.) 16. ) Equation: 75 + v = 120 Solution: v = 45 (120−75=45)  \n17.) Challenge Problem:  \na) 30 + d + 2d = 30 + 3d  \nb) 30 + 3d = 150 → 3d = 120 → d = 40  \nc) 2d = 2×40 = $80  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)","cbCaivBcm5ErQBEM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivBcm5ErQBEM","pdf",907616,"English","# Section 1: Write the Equation\n## Shelter, volunteer, and pet-store scenarios\n# Section 2: Write the Equation and Solve\n## Multi-step challenge problem","[{\"question\":\"What are the two directions for the worksheet?\",\"answer\":\"First, write an equation for each word problem. Second, write the equation AND solve for the variable.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Section 1 differ from Section 2?\",\"answer\":\"Section 1 focuses on writing equations only. 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