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Variable Matching

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This printable matching worksheet has students in Grades 3–4 connect five word problems to equations with variables. Each story involves real-world scenarios like sharing cupcakes, lending pencils, and losing bouncy balls—situations that call for subtraction or addition with an unknown quantity. Works well as practice with introductory algebra concepts and translating word problems into equations.

Subject:: Math
Topic:: Algebra
Grade Level:: 3rd – 4th Grades
Updated August 2025

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