Write the following word problems as equations using x for the unknown amount
Tom's high school played 14 soccer games this year. The team won most of their games but lost 2. How many games did they win ?
How many club T shirts can you buy with 88 dollars if one T shirt costs 11 dollars ?
Alfie has 28 books in his library. He bought several books at a school fair in the weekend. He now has 74 books in her library. How many books did he buy at the school fair?
There are 40 native trees currently in the park. A local community group will plant more native trees today. When they are finished there will be 82 oak trees in the park. How many oak trees would the group have to plant?
After paying 8 dollars for the pie and a custard square, Jason has 45 dollars left. How much money did he have before buying the pie ?
2. SOLVE one step whole number equations that include an unknown value such as x (eg: 7 + x = 15)
3. RECOGNISE that an equation is balanced around the equals symbol
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What number needs to go in the empty spot to balance the equation?
4. Explain and use the rules for the ORDER OF OPERATIONS