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Mrs. Garee  picked up 292 shells at the seashore in the morning and 324 shells in the afternoon. How many shells did she pick up in all? 

• 616 shells

• 626 shells

• 765 shells

• 611 shells

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

At a wedding reception, there are 458 guests but 324 meals.
How many more meals are needed?

• 134

• 159

• 147

• 123

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Alexander invited 34 friends to a swim party. 9 friends couldn't come. Which number sentence shows how many friends came to Alexander's party?

• 34 + 9 = ?

• 34 - 25 = ?

• 34 + 25= ?

• 34 - 9 = ?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

At the circus, Porfirio has 16 balloons. He sells 7 balloons. How many balloons does Porfirio have left?

• 21 balloons

• 16 balloons

• 9 balloons

• 7 balloons

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Shane needs 10 3/5 hours to complete a project.

If he already worked on the project for 5 3/4 hours, how many more hours does he need to complete her project?

(Hint: rename if necessary)

• 15 6/9

• 5 6/20

• 4 3/20

• 4 17/20

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Jayden bought a 5 cup bag of pecans. If she uses 2 2/3 cups to bake cookies, how many cups of pecans will be left in the bag?

• 7 2/3 cups

• 3 2/3 cups

• 2 1/3 cups

• 3 1/3 cups

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Destiny was to feed her dog in the morning. She was to give the large dog 7/8 of a scoop of dog food and the smaller dog 1/4 of a scoop. How much more dog food does Destiny need to give the large dog?

• 3/8 scoop

• 5/8 scoop

• 1/2 scoop

• 1 scoop

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Chris had 25 marbles in his collection. He gave 2/5 of his marbles away to his friends. How many marbles did Chris give away?

• 15

• 10

• 25

• 1

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Rachel had 1/8 bag of popcorn.

Ethan had 2/3 bag of popcorn.

How much popcorn did they have altogether?

• 3/11

• 3/8

• 3/24

• 19/24

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Jim earns $22.50, $14.75, and $8.50 on three different days.  How much did he earn in all? 

• $28.75

• $45.25

• $45.75

• 457.50

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3