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Sam bought 2 sodas for $2 each and a sandwich for $6.50. Which equation could be used to find out how much money (m) Sam spent in all?

• 6.50 - 2 = m

• 2 + 6.50 = m

• (2X2) + 6.50 = m

• (2 + 2) + 6.50 = m

Ben spent $600 at the mall. Tom spent half as much as Ben. Which equation could be used to find (s), how much money they spent all together?

• (600  $\div$  2) + 600 = s

• 600 + 600 = s

• (600 - 2) +600 = s

• 600 - 300 = s

Rex is 20 years old. Ben is twice as old as Rex. Tom is 5 years younger than Ben. How old is Tom?

• 15

• 17

• 30

• 35

There are 125 fiction books and 150 non-fiction books being organized onto shelves. Each shelf can hold 5 books. How many shelves will they need?

• 175

• 55

• 50

• 30

Joe has 30 bags of candy with 40 pieces of candy in each bag. If he gives away 350 pieces of candy, how much candy will he have left?

There are 5 rows of orange trees planted and 12 orange trees in each row. There are 6 rows of apple trees planted and 14 apple trees in each row. How many more apple trees are there than orange trees?