BALANCING AND SOLVING WITH SHAPES WORKSHEET

Problem 1 :

Solve

12 = 78 - ▲

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Solve 

23 = 56 - ▲

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Problem 3 :

Solve 

32 = 78 - ▲

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Problem 4 :

Solve 

36 = 112 - ▲

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Problem 5 :

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52 = 105 - ▲

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Solve the following word problems using inverse operations. The equations are partially set up. You may like to use a calculator.

Problem 6 :

For my school fete I baked 3 batches of cookies, realized that wasn’t enough and so I bought a dozen more. How many were in one batch if I had 84 cookies altogether?

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Problem 7 :

8 same sized year 5 classes assembled in the playground for photo day. There were 11 students absent. How many students are there in each class if there were 213 there on the day?

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Problem 1 :

Work out the value of the diamond in each question. Notice the same symbol is added 3 items. 

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