Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Let's try a little algebra!

Write a word problem that can be represented by this variable expression.  Make them interesting! :)

X + 8= 18 

Solve for x.

51 comments:

  1. I dont know how to do algebra but my gusse is ten

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  2. You write a word problem to match that problem. For example: X+2=10 could be My brother and I have cars. He gave me 2 cars and now I have ten. How many cars did I start with?

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  3. Like I had 18 pens. I gave 8 to my friends how many do I have now?

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  4. Algebra we get to learn algebra in 5th grade this is so exciting because I always want to learn algebra my whole life and now I can finally get to learn it and brother said that we don't get to learn algebra in 5th grade so ha Ethan.YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. Georgia the answer is that you have 10 pens left if you gave 8 to your friend.

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  6. Xx8=18 and the X is 10

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  7. I agree because for the 8 to equal 18 it has to be 10

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  8. Here is a problem I made up with these numbers..... I went to the grocery store to buy 18 lemons to make lemon aid . When I got there, they only had 8 lemons.How many more lemons do I need?

    X+8=18

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  9. Heres a problem. If I had 18 cookies and I gave 8 to my friend daniel how many would cookeis will I have left?

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  10. I have 10 kids in my family and I gave 7 of them away how many kids do I have now?

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  11. I have 18 stickers and I emma gave her 8 stickers how manny do I have now?

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  12. I went to the flower and bought 8 flowers I needed 18 how many more do I need.

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  13. A word problem would be I have 18 gifts I gave 8 away now how many gifts do I have?

    X+8=18 and the X is 10

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  14. My friend gave me 8 choclate chips I need 18 how many more do I need?

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  15. I needed to print so I printed 8 copys then my teacher said that I needed 18. How many do I need to print now?

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  16. I had 19 penny and gave away X now I have 2. What is X.

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  17. I loved Georgia L's problem solving.This is mine,
    I have 18 buggie boards, I gave 8 away. How many buggie boards do I have left?

    I have _________ buggie boards left.

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  18. Pretend Arman had 18 castles. He gave 8 castles to me. How many castles does he have now?
    Or if Arman had 8 stikers and he got more stickers from Steven. After Steven gave Arman more stickers, how many does he have now?

    x+8=18 10+8=18

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  19. I have 18 puppies that my dog had. I gave 8 away how many puppies did I keep?

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  20. I have 18 bibles I give 8 bibles away. How many bibles do i have now?

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  21. I had 5 cookies i gave 1 away how many do I have left?

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  22. i had 20 bucks then i spent 12 how many do i have now? the other answer is 10

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  23. I really like the word problems! Remember it must match the expression X+8=18.

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  24. Mike had 18 blocks. He gave 8 blocks to friend Zo. How much dose he have left?

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  25. So Nicholas has 18 footballs he gives away 8 to his friend Peter. How many footballs does he have left?




    18-8=x What is X?

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  26. My brother bought me tow pencil but I needed ten pencil. How much more do I need to get ten pencil.

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  27. I really like how Kaitlyn W. did the um statement. Here is another example my mom gave me 18 candy bars I could only eat 8 how many candy bars did I have left.

    I had ________ candy bars left.

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  29. I need 18 donuts. I have 8 donuts. How many more do I need?

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  30. There are 18 minutes in two quarters in a football game if eight minutes pas how much more minutes do I have left.

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  31. Heres a problem! Angela gave 32 cookies to Emma 22 cookies to Crystal and 39 cookies to Belynne. How many cookies did Angela had?

    Mmmmmm statement= Angela has ______ altogether.

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  32. The problem that I made is not really Algebra so sorry! :(

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  33. i have 18 baseballs i give 8 to josh how much do i have left?

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  34. I swam 8 laps back and forth but I need to swim 18 laps. How many more laps do I need to swim to get 18?

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  35. I think the x in x+8=18 is ten.
    I have 18 guitars I gave away 8 how manny do I have left after giving away 8?

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  36. I have one... I went to the store to buy cookies for my birthday party...I am inviting 18 guests but when I got to the store the only had 8... How many more do I need????

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  37. I have 10 stickers after Steven gave me a few.I
    had enough to give everyone in my class.how many
    stickers did Steven give me?

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  38. Here's another,
    I have 18 earasers, I give 8 away. How many do I have now?

    I have _________ earasers.

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  39. there are 18 Cheetos Kayla eats 8 how many are left??

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  40. say I had 8 candy bars but I want 10. How many more do I need.

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  41. Heres another! I am going to a party, and I am in charge of the snacks I need 18 cookies, 20 cupcakes and 45 jellybean bags! But when I wnet to the grocery store they only had 6 cookies, 12 cupcakes, and 2 jellybean bags How many do I nedd more?
    Mmmmmmm statement= Angela needs ______ snacks more.

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  42. i had 18 footballs and lost 10 at the feilds how many footballs do i have know

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  43. Josh M has 21 Sickers and he gave Jackson T 7, how many dose he have left.

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  44. heres another one! At lunch Angela had a bag of hotfries there were 18 hotfries, if I had 15 hotfries then how many more do I need to get 18 hotfries?

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  45. Karry had 18 bracelets at the mall.She gave 8 of them away. How many bracelets does she have left?

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  46. guess what this answer is
    Claire had 10 pickles after kaitlyn gave claire a jar of pickles claire had 23 pickles how many pickles did kaitlyn give claire

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  47. the vikings had 15 footballs at there practice. They need 22 footballs for there next practice. how many more footballs do they need for there next practice? 15+x=22

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  48. Did you know stewardesses is the longest word typed with the left hand. Funny I tpyed it with my left hand. :)

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  51. Did you know that the longest snake is six feet long!?

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