Balancing Equations

Ned bought 17 books at the book fair. If he gave X of them to his brother, and Y of them to his sister, how many books did he have left?

4 × 7 = Y × 2

16 + 30 = W + 12

J × 2 = 10 × 3

A pet store had 105 cages of snakes with X snakes in each cage. How many snakes did the pet store have total?

Adam has to sell 18 chocolate bars to get a prize. If each box contains Z chocolate bars, how many boxes does he need to sell?

48 + 11 = 91 - N

Tom bought 4 boxes of candy. Later he bought Z more boxes. How many boxes did he have total?

76 - P = 9 × 8

M + 43 = 38 + 46

Victor played X games of basketball with his friends. If Victor scored 2 points each game, how many points did he score total?

9 × 6 = 23 + M

Paul was helping his mom wash clothes. They washed X short sleeve shirts and Y long sleeve shirts. How many shirts did they wash total?

Y - 26 = 5 × 3

For a potluck lunch Katie brought X bottles of soda. If everyone only drank Y of the sodas, how many did she have to take back home?

58 - M = 3 × 9

While playing basketball Team A scored 7X points. If each person scored Y points, how many people were playing?

Carol needs to buy 16 apples for apple bobbing. If each bag contains Y apples, how many bags will she need?

Robin had 17 math problems for homework. If she finished X of them on the bus ride home, how many more did she have to do?

K + 4 = 17 + 42