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1 ) Tim had 43 peaches and 34 pears left at his roadside fruit stand.
He went to the orchard and picked more peaches to stock up the stand. There are
now 92 peaches at the stand, how many did he pick ? _____________

2 ) Sara found ninety - two seashells and forty - five starfishes on the beach. She gave
Joan some of her seashells. She has thirty - eight seashell left. How many seashells
did she give to Joan ? _____________

3 ) Tom has seventeen books and thirty - six magazines in his library. He bought
several books at a yard sale over the weekend. He now has ninety - seven books in
his library. How many books did he buy at the yard sale ? _____________

4 ) After paying 6 dollars for the pie, Fred has 85 dollars left, his friend
has 23 dollars. How much money did he have before buying the pie ? _____________

5 ) After eating at the restaurant, Benny, Tom, and Fred decided to divide the bill
evenly. If each person paid fourteen dollars, what was the total of the bill ? _____________

6 ) Alyssa is baking a cake. The recipe calls for seven cups of flour. She already put in
three cups. How many more cups does she need to add ? _____________

7 ) How many ink cartridges can you buy with 126 dollars if
one cartridge costs 18 dollars ? _____________

8 ) Nancy's high school played 14 baseball games this year. The team won most of
their games. They were defeated during 2 games. How many games did they win ? _____________

9 ) There were 7 red roses and 4 white roses in the vase. Sandy cut some more
roses from her flower garden. There are now 17 red roses in the vase. How
many red roses did she cut ? _____________

10 ) How many packs of DVD's can you buy with one hundred seventy dollars
if one pack costs seventeen dollars ? _____________

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Word Problems
1 ) Tim had 43 peaches and 34 pears left at his roadside fruit stand.
He went to the orchard and picked more peaches to stock up the stand. There are
49 peaches
_____________
now 92 peaches at the stand, how many did he pick ?

2 ) Sara found ninety - two seashells and forty - five starfishes on the beach. She gave
Joan some of her seashells. She has thirty - eight seashell left. How many seashells
54 seashells
_____________
did she give to Joan ?

3 ) Tom has seventeen books and thirty - six magazines in his library. He bought
several books at a yard sale over the weekend. He now has ninety - seven books in
80 books
_____________
his library. How many books did he buy at the yard sale ?

4 ) After paying 6 dollars for the pie, Fred has 85 dollars left, his friend
has 23 dollars. How much money did he have before buying the pie ? 91 dollars
_____________

5 ) After eating at the restaurant, Benny, Tom, and Fred decided to divide the bill
evenly. If each person paid fourteen dollars, what was the total of the bill ? 42 dollars
_____________

6 ) Alyssa is baking a cake. The recipe calls for seven cups of flour. She already put in
three cups. How many more cups does she need to add ? 4 cups of flour
_____________

7 ) How many ink cartridges can you buy with 126 dollars if
one cartridge costs 18 dollars ? 7 cartridges
_____________

8 ) Nancy's high school played 14 baseball games this year. The team won most of
their games. They were defeated during 2 games. How many games did they win ? 12 games
_____________

9 ) There were 7 red roses and 4 white roses in the vase. Sandy cut some more
roses from her flower garden. There are now 17 red roses in the vase. How
10 red roses
_____________
many red roses did she cut ?

10 ) How many packs of DVD's can you buy with one hundred seventy dollars
if one pack costs seventeen dollars ? 10 packs
_____________

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