πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 6.EE.B.7
🔤 Equations with a letter
Solve equations like x + 5 = 12 and 3n = 24
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar had some stickers (call it m), then bought 4 packs of 8. Now Omar has 36. So m + 32 = 36. How many stickers did Omar have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2Mei had some stickers (call it a), then bought 5 packs of 5. Now Mei has 32. So a + 25 = 32. How many stickers did Mei have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Mei had some stickers (call it x), then bought 2 packs of 8. Now Mei has 21. So x + 16 = 21. How many stickers did Mei have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Jamal had some stickers (call it m), then bought 5 packs of 3. Now Jamal has 18. So m + 15 = 18. How many stickers did Jamal have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5Maya had some stickers (call it x), then bought 4 packs of 6. Now Maya has 28. So x + 24 = 28. How many stickers did Maya have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Ben had some stickers (call it x), then bought 5 packs of 8. Now Ben has 50. So x + 40 = 50. How many stickers did Ben have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Theo had some stickers (call it m), then bought 3 packs of 4. Now Theo has 17. So m + 12 = 17. How many stickers did Theo have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Leo had some stickers (call it n), then bought 2 packs of 5. Now Leo has 14. So n + 10 = 14. How many stickers did Leo have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9Priya had some stickers (call it y), then bought 2 packs of 5. Now Priya has 16. So y + 10 = 16. How many stickers did Priya have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10Rosa had some stickers (call it x), then bought 2 packs of 7. Now Rosa has 23. So x + 14 = 23. How many stickers did Rosa have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Aiden had some stickers (call it n), then bought 5 packs of 7. Now Aiden has 46. So n + 35 = 46. How many stickers did Aiden have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Jamal had some stickers (call it y), then bought 3 packs of 5. Now Jamal has 23. So y + 15 = 23. How many stickers did Jamal have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Equations with a letter
- 1. 4 stickers
- 2. 7 stickers
- 3. 5 stickers
- 4. 3 stickers
- 5. 4 stickers
- 6. 10 stickers
- 7. 5 stickers
- 8. 4 stickers
- 9. 6 stickers
- 10. 9 stickers
- 11. 11 stickers
- 12. 8 stickers
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