Word Problems

Susan jumped on the couch 523 times, and her friend Mary jumped on it 4 times. Then, the couch broke and they both got in big trouble. How many times did they jump on the couch in total?

• 526 times

• 527 times

• 528 times

• 529 times

Tony just transferred $9 out of his bank account. As a result, the account now has $431 left in it. How much money was in the account before the transfer?

• $ 459

• $ 450

• $ 449

• $ 440

Michelle just started working at a French restaurant. Last week, she polished 776 small glasses and 30 large glasses. How many glasses did she polish?

• 806 glasses

• 860 glasses

• 816 glasses

• 866 glasses

Lucy had $682 invested in the stock market until she lost $35 on those investments. How much money does she have in the stock market now?

• $ 646

• $ 647

• $ 648

• $ 649

Trevor wanted some extra spending money, so he took some old stamps and baseball cards to sell at the flea market. He sold 446 items in total. If Trevor sold 34 old stamps, how many baseball cards did he sell?

• 421 baseball cards

• 412 baseball cards

• 420 baseball cards

• 430 baseball cards

After a vacation, an office manager has a total of 101 letters to read. So far, she has read 13 of them. How many letters does the office manager still have to read?

• 86 letters

• 87 letters

• 88 letters

• 89 letters

The snow cone stand at the county fair sold 35 grape snow cones, 8 watermelon snow cones, and 8,168 orange snow cones. How many snow cones did the stand sell in all?

• 8211 snow cones

• 8311 snow cones

• 8411 snow cones

• 8511 snow cones

Nathan donated money to various charities last year. First, he donated $8 to a high school and $6,939 to a university. Then he donated $385 for medical research. How much money did Nathan donate in all?

• $ 5332

• $ 6332

• $ 7332

• # 8332

Emma had $969 invested in the stock market until she lost $81 on those investments. How much money does she have in the stock market now?

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Name at least one "part-whole model'.

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