Word Problems Involving Basic Arithmetic

There are 8 forks in the silverware drawer. There are 9 more knives than forks, and there are twice as many spoons as knives. How many pieces of silverware are there in all?59

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Pedro bought 8 packs of red bouncy balls and 6 packs of yellow bouncy balls. Each package contained 16 bouncy balls. How many more red bouncy balls than yellow bouncy balls did Pedro buy?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Trudy had $24. Then she saved $13 from her allowance and spent $4 on a comic book and $10 on a puzzle. How much money does Trudy have left?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Ruben wants to ride the bumper cars 2 times and the Ferris wheel 2 times. It costs 4 tickets to ride the bumper cars and 3 tickets to ride the Ferris wheel. How many tickets does Ruben need?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

In Natalie's toy bin there are 25 red blocks. There are 9 more yellow blocks than red blocks. There are also 18 more blue blocks than red blocks. How many blocks are there in all?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Wesley walked 7 blocks from his house to the bus stop. He rode the bus 24 blocks to the post office. Later, he came home the same way. How many blocks did Wesley travel in all?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

In Alexa's classroom there are red chairs, yellow chairs, and blue chairs. There are 10 red chairs. There are 5 times as many yellow chairs as red chairs, and there are 8 fewer blue chairs than yellow chairs. How many chairs are there in Alexa's classroom?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The Big Time Band put on a community concert. A total of 1,236 people attended the concert. There were twice as many adults as children who attended the concert.

How many adults attended the concert?

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

A company makes two sizes of dog toys. The regular size works for most dogs, and the jumbo size is for really big dogs! Last week, the company made 1,740 dog toys. They made 11 times as many regular size toys as jumbo size toys.

How many jumbo size dog toys did they make?

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

Class 3 needs to get to the museum at 11:30am. It is a 17 minute walk from school to the museum. At which time must Class 3 leave school if they are to arrive at the museum at exactly 11:30am?

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CCSS.3.MD.A.1