Name: ____________________________ Directions: Write and solve an equation to represent the word problem.
Date: ______________________________
1. There are some crayons on the desk. Six crayons roll off the desk and now there are 4 crayons left. How many crayons were on the desk to begin with?
2. There were 15 cats. Some ran away and now there are 9 cats left. How many cats ran away?
3. There were 13 plates on the table. 9 are small plates and the rest are big. How many plates are big?
4. There were some hula hoops on the playground. 5 rolled away and now 10 hula hoops are left. How many hula hoops were there to start with?