πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 6.EE.B.7
🔤 Equations with a letter
Solve equations like x + 5 = 12 and 3n = 24
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ben had some stickers (call it a), then bought 4 packs of 5. Now Ben has 32. So a + 20 = 32. How many stickers did Ben have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2Jamal had some stickers (call it m), then bought 5 packs of 4. Now Jamal has 26. So m + 20 = 26. How many stickers did Jamal have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Sam had some stickers (call it m), then bought 2 packs of 7. Now Sam has 26. So m + 14 = 26. How many stickers did Sam have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Lily had some stickers (call it x), then bought 2 packs of 3. Now Lily has 18. So x + 6 = 18. How many stickers did Lily have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5Lily had some stickers (call it x), then bought 4 packs of 5. Now Lily has 25. So x + 20 = 25. How many stickers did Lily have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Lily had some stickers (call it n), then bought 5 packs of 3. Now Lily has 22. So n + 15 = 22. How many stickers did Lily have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Priya had some stickers (call it m), then bought 4 packs of 6. Now Priya has 33. So m + 24 = 33. How many stickers did Priya have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Priya had some stickers (call it n), then bought 4 packs of 8. Now Priya has 43. So n + 32 = 43. How many stickers did Priya have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9Mei had some stickers (call it y), then bought 2 packs of 6. Now Mei has 22. So y + 12 = 22. How many stickers did Mei have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10Jamal had some stickers (call it x), then bought 2 packs of 6. Now Jamal has 18. So x + 12 = 18. How many stickers did Jamal have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Omar had some stickers (call it y), then bought 3 packs of 7. Now Omar has 26. So y + 21 = 26. How many stickers did Omar have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Rosa had some stickers (call it a), then bought 4 packs of 4. Now Rosa has 20. So a + 16 = 20. How many stickers did Rosa have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Equations with a letter
- 1. 12 stickers
- 2. 6 stickers
- 3. 12 stickers
- 4. 12 stickers
- 5. 5 stickers
- 6. 7 stickers
- 7. 9 stickers
- 8. 11 stickers
- 9. 10 stickers
- 10. 6 stickers
- 11. 5 stickers
- 12. 4 stickers
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