Solving a Given Equation from a Word Problem (Add, Subtract & Multiply) Worksheet Download
The equation is given to the student, so the task is not deciding which operation to use - it is reading the equation and finding the number that makes it true. The unknown always sits inside the equation (2 x n = 18, never 18 / 2 = n), because an equation with the answer already alone on one side asks nothing. Six contexts move the unknown around addition, subtraction and multiplication equations, and the multiplication facts stay single digit.
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Solving a Given Equation from a Word Problem (Add, Subtract & Multiply)
A word problem is shown with the equation that goes with it already written. Students find the value of the letter that makes the equation true. The equations use addition, subtraction or multiplication.
About this worksheet
A word problem is shown with the equation that goes with it already written. Students find the value of the letter that makes the equation true. The equations use addition, subtraction or multiplication.
Student objectives
- Find the value of a letter in an addition, subtraction or multiplication equation
- Read an equation that has already been written for a word problem
- Understand that a letter stands for one unknown number
- Check that the answer makes sense against the numbers in the story
Everyday practice
- Work out how much more of an ingredient a recipe still needs
- Find how many pages were read earlier when you know the total
- Figure out how many were given away when you know what is left
- Find the price of one item when you know the total for several