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HSA-CED.A.1 Word problems

Printable translate and solve worksheets for grade 9, aligned to Common Core standard HSA-CED.A.1. Turn the sentence into an equation.

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Sample problems

  1. A number increased by 7 is -5. What is the number? -12
  2. A number increased by 12 is 18. What is the number? 6
  3. A number increased by 20 is 26. What is the number? 6
  4. A number increased by 22 is 29. What is the number? 7
  5. A number increased by 5 is 26. What is the number? 21
  6. A number increased by 5 is 25. What is the number? 20
  7. A number increased by 22 is 26. What is the number? 4
  8. A number increased by 25 is 28. What is the number? 3

These eight are one sample at medium difficulty — the generator makes a different set every time.

A worked example

A number increased by 7 is -5. What is the number? -12

  1. "A number increased by 7" means x + 7, so x + 7 = -5
  2. Subtract 7 from both sides: x = (-5) − 7 = -12

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About these worksheets

The wording stays familiar while the numbers change, which is what makes the method stick rather than the answer. Every sheet is generated fresh, so you can print a new one on the same skill as often as you need — different numbers, same difficulty.

Pick how many problems you want and whether they should be easy, medium or hard, then download a PDF with a matching answer key. The key can show the worked steps for every problem, which is what a parent needs to see where a wrong answer went wrong.

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