Solving Word Problems: Combining Like Terms in Action

Sarah has 3 bags of apples and each bag contains 4 apples. She also has 2 bags of oranges with 5 oranges in each. How many pieces of fruit does she have in total?

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A bookstore sells 5 mystery novels and 3 science fiction novels. If each mystery novel costs $8 and each science fiction novel costs $10, how much money will you spend on all the books?

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Tom has 6 toy cars and he buys 4 more toy cars. If he gives away 3 toy cars to his friend, how many toy cars does he have left?

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In a garden, there are 2 rows of flowers. Each row has 5 tulips and 3 daisies. How many flowers are there in total?

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A baker made 12 chocolate cupcakes and 8 vanilla cupcakes. If he sells 5 chocolate cupcakes, how many cupcakes does he have left?

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Lisa has 10 stickers. She buys 3 packs of stickers, each containing 4 stickers. How many stickers does she have now?

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A farmer has 15 cows and buys 7 more. If he sells 5 cows, how many cows does he have left?

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In a classroom, there are 4 tables with 6 chairs each and 2 extra chairs. How many chairs are there in total?

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A toy store has 20 action figures and receives a shipment of 15 more. If they sell 10 action figures, how many do they have left?

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Emily has 5 boxes of crayons. Each box contains 8 crayons. If she gives away 10 crayons, how many crayons does she have left?

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