7

Missy frosted 17 cupcakes

17 + n = _____

n = _______________

6 The bakery case holds

_____ = 50n

n = _______________

n = _______________

n + 2n + 3n = _____

day cupcake sale. They

sold twice as many
cupcakes on Tuesday as
they sold on Monday and
three times as many on
Wednesday as on Monday.
They sold 900 cupcakes
in all. How many cupcakes
did they sell on Monday?

8 The Eatons had a three-

n = _______________

_____ x n = 528

The Eatons baked a total

of 528 cookies. There
were two dozen cookies
in each batch. How many
batches did they bake?

n = _______________

(10 x 16) + (n x _____ ) = _____

their famous chocolate

icing. They sold ten
16-ounce tubs of icing
and several eight-ounce
tubs. Altogether they sold
280 ounces of icing. How
many eight-ounce tubs
did they sell?

n = _______________

25 + 20 + n = _____

It took Ima two hours to

make an apple pie. She
spent 25 minutes making
the filling and 20 minutes
making the crust. How
long did the pie bake?

9 The Eatons sell tubs of

n = _______________

(30 x 18) + (n x 10) = _____

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of cupcakes and cookies.

He sold 30 dozen cupcakes
at $18 per dozen, and he
sold cookies at $10 per
dozen. How many dozen
cookies did he sell?

10
Mr. Eaton sold $1,000 worth

n = _______________

(4 x 4) + n = _____

Ben worked in the

bakery for a total of 18
hours. He worked four
hours a day for the first
four days. How long did
he work on the fifth day?

Using variables

5 During a five-day period,

Bonus: The Eatons sold 36 pies for $12 each. They also sold slices of pie for $3 each. In all, they made $600.
How many slices of pie did they sell? Write and solve the equation.

before lunch. By 4:00 pm,

she had frosted several
times that many cupcakes.
Missy frosted 68 cupcakes
in all. How many cupcakes
did she frost after lunch?

n = _______________

n = _______________

750 cupcakes. There

are 50 cupcakes in
each row. How many
rows are there?

n + 2n = _____

as many cupcakes as
cookies. They made 60
cupcakes and cookies in
all. How many cupcakes
did they bake? How
many cookies?

2 The Eatons baked twice

12 + 9 + n = _____

in the Eaton family. Their

combined ages equal 35
years. Ima is 12 years old,
and her sister, Missy, is nine.
How old is their brother, Ben?

1 There are three children

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Complete each equation and solve for the variable.

Then write the answer on the line.

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Answer Key
1. 12 + 9 + n = 35, 14 years old
2. n + 2n = 60; 40 cupcakes, 20 cookies
3. 24 x n = 528, 22 batches
4. 25 + 20 + n = 120, 1 hour and 15 minutes
5. (4 x 4) + n = 18, 2 hours
6. 750 = 50n,15 rows
7. 17 + n = 68, 51 cupcakes
8. n + 2n + 3n = 900, 150 cupcakes
9. (10 x 16) + (n x 8) = 280, 15 8-ounce tubs
10. (30 x 18) + (10 x n) = 1,000; 46 dozen
Bonus: (36 x 12) + (n x 3) = 600, 56 slices

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