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What is this problem asking you to do? 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

What is this problem asking you to do? 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

Sarah has a mass of 32 kilograms. John is 7 kilograms heavier. What is John's mass?

• 39 kilograms

• 38 kilograms

• 37 kilograms

• 25 kilograms

Mike lost a total of 89 pounds last year. He lost 45 pounds in winter and the rest in summer. How much did he lose in the summer?

Six hundred seventy-four students attended a school assembly.  Of them, 392 were boys.  Find the number of girls who attended.

• 282 girls

• 1,066 girls

• 322 girls

• 382 girls

Sara placed 9 oranges on a scale. The total was 650 grams. About how many grams did each orange weigh?

• 72 grams

• 82 grams

• 92 grams

• 65 grams

What is this problem asking you to do? Jazelle was placing her spare change into stacks. One stack had 49 coins and the other had 85. How many coins did she have total?

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Jared ate 45 pounds of meat last month. 13 pounds were beef, and the rest was chicken. How many pounds of chicken did he eat?