Solving for Unknowns: Math Fun with Like Terms!

Sarah has 3 apples and x oranges. If she has a total of 10 fruits, how many oranges does she have?

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Tom has 5 toy cars and y toy trucks. If he has 12 toys in total, how many toy trucks does he have?

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A box contains 4 red balls and z blue balls. If the total number of balls in the box is 15, how many blue balls are there?

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Emily bought 6 packs of stickers and p individual stickers. If she has 20 stickers in total, how many individual stickers did she buy?

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In a garden, there are 8 rose bushes and q tulip plants. If there are 20 plants in total, how many tulip plants are there?

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A classroom has 10 desks and r chairs. If there are 25 pieces of furniture in total, how many chairs are there?

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Liam has 7 books and m magazines. If he has 18 reading materials in total, how many magazines does he have?

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A fruit basket contains 5 bananas and n apples. If there are 14 fruits in total, how many apples are there?

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Jessica has 9 pencils and k erasers. If she has 22 writing tools in total, how many erasers does she have?

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A pet store has 4 dogs and d cats. If there are 12 animals in total, how many cats are there?

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