Word Problem Operations

1. In Minecraft, Steve has 624 blocks of stone. He wants to share them equally among 8 different building projects. How many blocks can he use for each project?
   
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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Mario collects 345 gold coins in World 1 of Super Mario Bros. In World 2, he collects 278 coins, and in World 3, he loses 167 coins to Bowser. How many coins does Mario have in total?

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1. At the Disney World gift shop, Elsa plush toys cost $24 each. If Emma saves $6 per week from her allowance, how many weeks will it take her to save enough money to buy 33 Elsa plush toys?
   
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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

1. A basketball team scores 24 points in the first quarter, 15 points in the second quarter, and 21 points in the third quarter. If in the fourth quarter they scored 2/3 as much as their combined points from the first 3 quarters, then how many points did they score in the fourth quarter?
   
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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

1. The local movie theater is showing the new Pixar movie in 6 different rooms. Each room can seat 120 people. If 450 tickets have been sold for the evening show, how many seats are still available?
   
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1. At a Pokemon tournament, there are 156 trainers. If each battle requires 2 trainers and all battles happen simultaneously, how many battle playing fields are needed? If each battle lasts 1/4 of an hour, then how many hours would be needed to watch every battle?
   
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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

1. In a Roblox game, players earn 15 coins per minute. If Lucy plays for 21.5 minutes, and then spends 225 coins on a virtual hat, what is her remaining balance?
   
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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

1. In Frozen 2, Anna travels 12.37 miles north, then 7.9 miles east, and finally 15 miles south. If she needs to travel 45 miles in total to reach the Enchanted Forest, how many more miles does she need to go?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

1. The school's soccer team has practice 4 times per week for 1 1/2 hours each time. If they have a water break every 36 minutes, then how many water breaks will they have for the week?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

1. Daren is painting a Fortnite character on his wall. The character will take up 8 feet across. If Daren adds the name across on top of the character and each letter takes up 3/4 of a foot of space, then how many letters are in the name?

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