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Number Story Equations

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Number Story Equations

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🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To write equations from number stories

Instructions: For each story, circle all the numbers or number words, write the equation, and solve it.

1. Sarah collected fifteen shells at the beach. Her brother found eight more shells. How many shells do they have altogether?

Numbers found: ________________

Equation:

2. The bakery had twenty-four cupcakes in the morning. They sold seventeen cupcakes during the day. How many cupcakes were left?

Numbers found: ________________

Equation:

3. Tom's grandmother gave him twelve dollars for his birthday. His aunt gave him seven dollars. How much money does Tom have now?

Numbers found: ________________

Equation:

4. A farmer had thirty-six apples. She used nineteen apples to make pies. How many apples does she have left?

Numbers found: ________________

Equation:

5. At the zoo, there were fourteen penguins swimming. Nine more penguins jumped into the water. How many penguins are swimming now?

Numbers found: ________________

Equation:

🧮 More Number Stories

6. The library had forty-five books on the shelf. Students borrowed twenty-eight books. How many books remain on the shelf?

Numbers found: ________________

Equation:

7. Emma scored eighteen points in her first basketball game and twenty-five points in her second game. What was her total score?

Numbers found: ________________

Equation:

8. A parking lot had fifty-two cars. Twenty-seven cars drove away. How many cars are still in the parking lot?

Numbers found: ________________

Equation:

9. Jake collected thirty-one stickers on Monday and sixteen stickers on Tuesday. How many stickers does he have in total?

Numbers found: ________________

Equation:

10. A school had sixty-three students. Fifteen students went on a field trip. How many students stayed at school?

Numbers found: ________________

Equation:

🌟 Extension Challenge: Story Creator Game

Creative Challenge: Create your own number story using these numbers: 47, 29, 18

Choose your operation and write a story that uses at least two of these numbers:

Your equation:

Critical Thinking: Look back at all your answers. Which problem was the most challenging? Why?
Curiosity Question: Can you create a number story that needs TWO steps to solve? Write it here and solve it!

Step 1:

Step 2:

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