Directions: Write the equation and solve for the unknown.
4. Sidney has a plate of cookies. She gives 2 cookies away and has 9 cookies left. How many cookies did she begin with?
X= 5. Ava has a pack of markers. She loses 5 markers. Now she has 8 markers. How many markers did Ava begin with?
= 6. Record the equation used to solve the following word problem. Can X= 0? If not, solve for the unknown. Students took handballs to recess. Four handballs went over the wall. Now, 4 handballs are left. How many handballs did they take to recess to begin with?
Directions: Write the equation and solve for the unknown.
1. Jocelyn has a bag full of beads. She gives 5 beads to her cousin. She has 20 beads left. How many beads did Jocelyn begin with?
= 2. Troy has blocks in a bag. He gives 10 blocks to his friend and now he has 10 left. How many blocks did he have in his bag to begin with?
Z= *MP3: Do you agree/disagree with what
said?
*MP6: How do you know your answers are correct/reasonable?
Recap today’s lesson with one or more of the following MP questions: MP2: What math symbol did you use today? MP6: How did you know your answers were correct? MP7: What steps helped you solve the problems?