Solving Equations: Fun Word Problems in 4th Grade Math

Sarah has 12 apples. She gives some to her friend. If she has 7 apples left, how many apples did she give away? Set up an equation to find the unknown.

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Tom has 5 packs of stickers. Each pack has the same number of stickers. If he has a total of 30 stickers, how many stickers are in each pack? Write an equation to solve for the unknown.

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A farmer has 20 cows. He buys some more cows and now has 35 cows. How many cows did he buy? Set up an equation to find the answer.

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Lisa read 15 books this year. If she wants to read a total of 30 books by the end of the year, how many more books does she need to read? Write an equation to solve for the unknown.

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In a classroom, there are 24 students. If 8 students are absent, how many students are present? Set up an equation to find the unknown number of present students.

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A baker made 50 cookies. He sold some and has 18 cookies left. How many cookies did he sell? Write an equation to find the unknown.

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Jenny has 30 marbles. She gives 10 marbles to her brother. How many marbles does she have now? Set up an equation to solve for the unknown number of marbles left.

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A toy store has 100 toys. If 25 toys are sold, how many toys are left in the store? Write an equation to find the unknown number of toys remaining.

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Mark has 40 dollars. He spends some money and now has 15 dollars left. How much money did he spend? Set up an equation to find the unknown amount spent.

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There are 60 students in a school. If 15 students are in the art club, how many students are not in the art club? Write an equation to solve for the unknown number of students not in the club.

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