Variables Matching

Match the word problem to the corresponding variable equation. Mrs. Walker had 15 cupcakes. She ate some and now she has 6 left. How many cupcakes did she eat? 15 - g = 6 Erica had some ring pops. She ate 6 and now she has 15 left. How many did she have to begin with? g - 6 = 15 Ahmed had some chocolate chips. Then he got 6 more from the bag. Now he has 15 chocolate chips. How many did he have to start? g + 6 = 15 Magd has 24 video games. He got 3 more for his birthday. How many video games does he have now? 24 + 3 = v Naza had 3 books. Then she got some more for his birthday. Now she has 24 books. How many books did she get for her birthday? 3 + v = 24 Sara had some houseplants. Then she got 3 more for her birthday and now she has 24 houseplants. How many did she have to start? v + 3 = 24 Stuart is reading a book that has 15 chapters. He has already read 5 chapters. The variable equation that represents this word problem is 15 - 5 = d. What does d represent in this equation? The number of chapters in the book. The number of chapters Stuart already read. The number of chapters Stuart still has to read. The number of books Stuart has read. Julio needs to walk 6 more miles to reach his goal of 21 miles in a week. This word problem can be represented by the variable equation n + 6 = 21. What does n represent in this variable equation? The number of miles Julio still needs to walk. The number of miles Julio already walked. The total number of miles Julio will walk. The number of miles Julio will walk next week.