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Kamyle had 17 math problems for homework. If she finished 8 of them on the bus ride home, how many more did she have to do?

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Kamyle had 17 math problems for homework. If she finished 8 of them on the bus ride home, how many more did she have to do?

• 10 math problems

• 9 math problems

• 8 math problems

• 7 math problems

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Dallas needs to buy 16 apples to make pies. If each bag contains 4 apples, how many bags will she need?

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Dallas needs to buy 16 apples to make pies. If each bag contains 4 apples, how many bags will she need?

• 4 bags

• 5 bags

• 16 bags

• 8 bags

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Jazelle was placing her spare change into stacks. One stack had 4 coins and the other had 8. How many coins did she have total?

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Jazelle was placing her spare change into stacks. One stack had 4 coins and the other had 8. How many coins did she have total?

• 32 coins

• 4 coins

• 0 coins

• 12 coins

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Logan is helping to put away books. If he has 12 books to put away and each shelf can hold 2 books how many shelves will he need?

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Logan is helping to put away books. If he has 12 books to put away and each shelf can hold 2 books how many shelves will he need?

• 12 shelves

• 1 shelves

• 6 shelves

• 24 shelves

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Brandon has to sell 18 chocolate bars to get a prize. If each box contains 3 chocolate bars, how many boxes does he need to sell?

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Brandon has to sell 18 chocolate bars to get a prize. If each box contains 3 chocolate bars, how many boxes does he need to sell?

• 6 boxes

• 54 boxes

• 15 boxes

• 21 boxes