Each of the 179 unique cards is a word problem that becomes a linear equation. Students define the variable, write the equation, solve it, and state the answer in the words of the problem — the full modelling cycle, not just the algebra. A complete answer key is included.Five real-world situations rotate through the deck — a number relationship, a flat-fee-plus-rate cost, a savings goal, a rectangle's perimeter, and consecutive integers — every one with a clean whole-number answer. Each card sta