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Use addition, subtraction, multiplication or division to solve each problem. Answers

1) Frank had 11 old video games he was wanting to get rid of. If he gave his friend 9 of the
games, how many does he still have? 1. 2
2) At the school Halloween party 2 girls and 9 boys dressed as ghosts. How many people total 11
2.
dressed as a ghost?

3) A pet store had 6 snakes. They had the snakes in cages with 2 snakes in each cage. How 3. 3
many cages did the pet store have?
4. 20
4) Paige's dresser drawers could hold 5 pieces of clothing each. If she had 4 drawers how
many pieces of clothing could it hold? 5. 10
5) Amy bought 7 pencils at the school store, but she already had 3 pencils. How many pencils 6. 12
does she have total?

7. 5
6) Vanessa had to complete 3 pages of homework. Each page had 4 problems on it. How
many problems did she have to complete total?
8. 8
7) Sam mowed his lawn 14 times total during the spring and summer. If he mowed it 9 times
in the summer. How many times did he mow in the spring? 9. 5

8) Rachel bought 10 old CDs at a garage sale. If 2 of the CDs were scratched up, how many 10. 9
good CDs did she buy?

11. 7
9) On the last day of school only 7 students showed up. If 2 of them were checked out early,
how many students were left?
12. 8
10) Dave was helping his mom wash clothes. They washed 3 loads with 3 towels in each load.
How many towels did they wash total? 13. 9

11) Henry had 56 pieces of candy. If he put them into bags with 8 pieces in each bag, how 14. 40
many bags would he have?

15. 13
12) Mike has 64 action figures he wants to display. If each shelf in his room can hold 8 figures,
how many shelves does he need?

13) A delivery driver had to make 3 more stops on his route. At each stop he had to drop off 3
boxes. How many boxes does he have?

14) A group of 8 friends were dressing as pirates for Halloween. If each costume cost 5 dollars,
how much did they spend?

15) Katie's dad was taking everyone out to eat for her birthday. They spent 8 dollars on the
adults and 5 dollars on the kids. How much did it cost for everyone?

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Use addition, subtraction, multiplication or division to solve each problem. Answers
1) Frank had 11 old video games he was wanting to get rid of. If he gave his friend 9 of the
games, how many does he still have? 1. 2
2) At the school Halloween party 2 girls and 9 boys dressed as ghosts. How many people total 11
2.
dressed as a ghost?

3) A pet store had 6 snakes. They had the snakes in cages with 2 snakes in each cage. How 3. 3
many cages did the pet store have?
4. 20
4) Paige's dresser drawers could hold 5 pieces of clothing each. If she had 4 drawers how
many pieces of clothing could it hold? 5. 10
5) Amy bought 7 pencils at the school store, but she already had 3 pencils. How many pencils 6. 12
does she have total?

7. 5
6) Vanessa had to complete 3 pages of homework. Each page had 4 problems on it. How
many problems did she have to complete total?
8. 8
7) Sam mowed his lawn 14 times total during the spring and summer. If he mowed it 9 times
in the summer. How many times did he mow in the spring? 9. 5

8) Rachel bought 10 old CDs at a garage sale. If 2 of the CDs were scratched up, how many 10. 9
good CDs did she buy?

11. 7
9) On the last day of school only 7 students showed up. If 2 of them were checked out early,
how many students were left?
12. 8
10) Dave was helping his mom wash clothes. They washed 3 loads with 3 towels in each load.
How many towels did they wash total? 13. 9

11) Henry had 56 pieces of candy. If he put them into bags with 8 pieces in each bag, how 14. 40
many bags would he have?

15. 13
12) Mike has 64 action figures he wants to display. If each shelf in his room can hold 8 figures,
how many shelves does he need?

13) A delivery driver had to make 3 more stops on his route. At each stop he had to drop off 3
boxes. How many boxes does he have?

14) A group of 8 friends were dressing as pirates for Halloween. If each costume cost 5 dollars,
how much did they spend?

15) Katie's dad was taking everyone out to eat for her birthday. They spent 8 dollars on the
adults and 5 dollars on the kids. How much did it cost for everyone?

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7 20 5 2
1. 2
8 3 5 9
2. 11
8 12 11 10

3. 3
1) Frank had 11 old video games he was wanting to get rid of. If he gave his friend 9 of the
games, how many does he still have? 20
4.

2) At the school Halloween party 2 girls and 9 boys dressed as ghosts. How many people
total dressed as a ghost? 5. 10

3) A pet store had 6 snakes. They had the snakes in cages with 2 snakes in each cage. How 6. 12
many cages did the pet store have?
7. 5
4) Paige's dresser drawers could hold 5 pieces of clothing each. If she had 4 drawers how
many pieces of clothing could it hold?
8. 8
5) Amy bought 7 pencils at the school store, but she already had 3 pencils. How many pencils
does she have total? 9. 5
6) Vanessa had to complete 3 pages of homework. Each page had 4 problems on it. How
many problems did she have to complete total? 10. 9

7) Sam mowed his lawn 14 times total during the spring and summer. If he mowed it 9 times 11. 7
in the summer. How many times did he mow in the spring?
12. 8
8) Rachel bought 10 old CDs at a garage sale. If 2 of the CDs were scratched up, how many
good CDs did she buy?

9) On the last day of school only 7 students showed up. If 2 of them were checked out early,
how many students were left?

10) Dave was helping his mom wash clothes. They washed 3 loads with 3 towels in each load.
How many towels did they wash total?

11) Henry had 56 pieces of candy. If he put them into bags with 8 pieces in each bag, how
many bags would he have?

12) Mike has 64 action figures he wants to display. If each shelf in his room can hold 8
figures, how many shelves does he need?

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