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Timeline Equation Practice

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Timeline Equation Practice

Solve each equation. For the word problems, write an equation and give the answer. For age and birth-year problems, use the difference between the year numbers.

Solve the timeline equations

1.Find x: x + 1926 = 1953
2.Find the missing number: 1875 + x = 1902
3.Solve for x: x − 18 = 2007
4.A timeline shows a span from 1998 to 2016. How many years long is the span?
1998200120042007201020132016
5.Solve the equation: x + 1684 = 1739

Use equations to solve timeline problems

6.Aisha was born in 2011. Using the difference between the year numbers, how many years after her birth is 2023? Write an equation and find the answer.
2011201320152017201920212023
7.A local museum opened in 1978. A new exhibit was added in 2006. How many years after the museum opened was the exhibit added? Write an equation and solve it.
8.Finn is 13 years old in 2024. Using the difference between the year number and his age, in what year was he born? Write an equation and solve it.
9.A community hall was built 67 years before 2019. In what year was it built? Write an equation and solve it.
10.Aria's grandfather was born in 1962. Aria was born in 2014. Using the difference between the year numbers, how many years earlier was her grandfather born? Write an equation and solve it.

2 printable pages

  • Timeline Equation Practice, page 1 of 2: Solve the timeline equations

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  • Timeline Equation Practice, page 2 of 2: Use equations to solve timeline problems

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