Math Variables: Identify Key Info & Translate Words

Sarah has 5 apples and buys x more apples. How many apples does she have now?

• 5 - x

• x - 5

• 5 + x

• 5 * x

Tom has y toy cars. If he gives away 3 cars, how many does he have left?

• y - 1

• 3 - y

• y - 3

• y + 3

A box can hold z candies. If there are 10 candies in the box, how many more can fit?

• 10 - z

• z + 10

• z / 10

• z - 10

Lily read 15 pages of her book. If her book has p pages total, how many pages are left to read?

• p - 15

• p + 15

• 15 - p

• p - 10

A farmer has 20 chickens and buys q more. How many chickens does he have in total?

• 20 * q

• 20 + q

• 20 - q

• q - 20

In a class, there are 30 students. If r students are absent, how many students are present?

• 30 - r

• 30 - (r + 1)

• 30 + r

• r

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If s slices are eaten, how many slices are left?

• s - 8

• 8 + s

• 8 - s

• 4 slices left

Emma has 12 stickers. If she gives t stickers to her friend, how many does she have now?

• 12 + t

• 12 - t

• 12 * t

• t - 12

A car travels 60 miles per hour. If it drives for h hours, how far does it go?

• 60h miles

• 120h miles

• h miles

• 60h kilometers

There are 50 books on a shelf. If v books are taken away, how many books remain on the shelf?

• v books remain

• 50 - v

• 50 + v

• 50 - (v + 1)