October 8th, 2014

Name ___________________________
Date ________________
Directions: From the given word problem write an equation and solve for the missing variable.

John Steinbeck was 66 years old when he died. He died in 1968. What year was he born?


John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in 1962. He was N years old when he did. He was born in 1902. How old was he when he won the Nobel Prize.


John Steinbeck began college in 1919. He was N years old. He was born in 1902. How old was he when he began college?