1. 12 x s
d + 12
z + 5
C + 4
v ÷ 3
8 ● 9
C - 7

2. Teacher Notes
This slideshow can be used after students have used the Open Sentence Sort found here, (instructions for the sort included).
If you are just using the slideshow, students can use whiteboards to write the open sentences for the problems on each slide.
The animations in the slideshow will reveal the answers.
r ● 7
v ÷ 11
g - 10

3. A
Samantha bought five shirts and just enough buttons to decorate her shirts. If B is the number of buttons she plans to put on each shirt, how many buttons will she use? B
Aaron has 6 more vacation days than Rachel. If v represents the number of vacation days Rachel has, how many vacation days does Aaron have? C
Carter sold five fewer boxes of cookies than Brad. If B is the number of boxes Brad sold, how many boxes of cookies did Carter sell?
5 x B x
V + 6 +
B - 5 -

4. D
There are 2 fewer trumpet players in the band than flute players. If F is the number of flute players in the band, how many trumpet players are there? E
There are 2 times as many flute players in the band as trombone players. If F is the number of trombone players in the band, how many flute players are there? F
Destiny ate 3 fewer pretzels than Elena. If p represents the number of pretzels Elena ate, how many pretzels did Destiny eat?
F - 2 -
F x 2 x
P - 3 -

5. G
Gabriel earns $2 each time he washes the family car. If D is the total amount of money that he earned last year by washing the car, how many times did he wash the car? H
Cydney bought five of each kind of bagel a bakery had in stock. If B is the number of kinds of bagels the bakery had, how many bagels did Cydney buy? I
Tamika collected 7 fewer seashells than Cynsere. If S is the number of seashells that Cynsere collected, how many did Tamika collect?
D ÷ 2 ÷
5 x B x
S - 7 -

6. J
Amesha collected 7 more seashells than Derryl. If S is the number of seashells that Derryl collected, how many did Amesha collect? K
The flute players in the band sit in the first 2 rows. The same number of flute players sit in each row. If F is the total number of flute players in the band, how many sit in each row? L
Devon earned $2 more than Julie. If D is the amount in dollars that Julie earned, how much did Devon earn?
S + 7 +
F ÷ 2 ÷
D + 2 +

7. M
Stephen spent $2 on a notebook. If D is the amount of money that he started with, how much does Stephen have left? N
Nathan has 6 times more vacation days than Matthew. If s represents the number of vacation days Matthew has, how many vacation days does Nathan have? O
Harry found five new bugs for his collection today. If B is the number of bugs he had yesterday, how many does he have now?
D - 2 -
6 ● s x
B + 5 +

8. P
William’s age is 9 times Susan’s age. If Susan’s age is s, how old is William? Q
The math club makes $2 on each box of dominoes that it sells. If D is the number of boxes of dominoes that the club sold, how much did it make in all? R
There are 2 more drummers in the band than flute players. If F is the number of flute players in the band, how many drummers are there?
S x 9 x
2 x D x
F + 2 +

9. S
Raemaad needs 7 seashells more to complete his collection. If S is the number of seashells he has so far, how many will he have after he gets 7 more? T
Kelly filled 7 boxes with seashells. If S is the number of seashells she put in each box, how many seashells did she use in all? +
s + 7 x
s x 7