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Nevien ordered 326 pieces of pizza. People were still hungry, so she ordered another 278 pieces of pizza. How many pieces of pizza did Nevien order all together?

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Edwin made 234 cookies for the bake sale. Bella gave him 873 more cookies for the bake sale. How many cookies does Edwin have for the bake sale now?

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Frank has 379 pencils. Drew has 370 more pencils than Frank. How many pencils does Drew have?

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Principal Halligan has some stickers. She gave away 348 stickers to the 2nd Graders. Now she has 123 stickers. How many stickers did she start with?

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Walmart purchased 8,276 bottles of Tide detergent and 6,928 bottles of Gain detergent. After three months, Walmart had sold 4,138 bottles of detergent. About how many bottles of detergent does Walmart have left to sell?

• 16,000 bottles

• 4,000 bottles

• 11,000 bottles

• 6,000 bottles

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The 5th grade Fall Festival booth sold $850 worth of tickets! However, $75 of that amount went towards prizes and must be paid back.  How much money did they actually make? 

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Walmart purchased 8,276 bottles of Tide detergent and 6,928 bottles of Gain detergent. After three months, Walmart had sold 4,138 bottles of detergent. About how many bottles of detergent does Walmart have left to sell?

• 16,000 bottles

• 4,000 bottles

• 11,000 bottles

• 6,000 bottles

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Sierra had 136 trading cards. She gave away 15 to each of her 3 friends. Which expression shows how many cards Sierra has left?

• 136 - (15 x 3)

• 136 + (15 x 3)

• (136 - 15) x 3

• (136 + 15) x 3

Ben had 5 sheets of stickers. Each sheet had 12 stickers on it. Ben gave 23 stickers to his sister. He gave 16 stickers to his brother. Which equation can be used to determine s, how many stickers Ben has left?

• (5x12)-23-16=s

• (12+5)-23-16=s

• (5x12)-23+16=s

• (12x5)+23-16=s

Jonathan buys 4 sheets of 10 stamps each and 2 sheets of 8 stamps each. He uses 25 stamps on envelopes. Which equation can be used to find n, the number of stamps Jonathan has left?

• (4 + 10 x 2 + 8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) + 25 = n

• 10 + 8 - 25