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1 ) Alyssa sold half of her comic books and then bought eight more. She now has
_____________

eighteen. How many did she begin with ?

2 ) Sara had 259 dollars to spend on 8 books. After

_____________

buying them she had 11 dollars. How much did each book cost ?
3 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is 81.

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What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

4 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a 18 dollar fixed fee plus 8 dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Dan paid 74 dollars to rent a bike. How many

_____________

hours did he pay to have the bike checked out ?

5 ) Sam bought a soft drink for four dollars and nine candy bars. He spent

_____________

a total of forty dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ?
6 ) Alyssa spent half of her allowance going to the movies. She washed the family
car and earned seven dollars. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with

_____________

eleven dollars ?
7 ) Jason bought 5 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 38 cards left.

_____________

How many cards did Jason start with ?

8 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is one hundred eight.

_____________

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

9 ) On Monday, two hundred forty - one students went on a trip to the zoo. All four
buses were filled and nine students had to travel in cars. How many students were
in each bus ?

_____________

10 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 171.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

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1 ) Alyssa sold half of her comic books and then bought eight more. She now has
20 comic books
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eighteen. How many did she begin with ?

2 ) Sara had 259 dollars to spend on 8 books. After

31 dollars
_____________

buying them she had 11 dollars. How much did each book cost ?
3 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is 81.

26
_____________

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

4 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a 18 dollar fixed fee plus 8 dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Dan paid 74 dollars to rent a bike. How many

7 hours
_____________

hours did he pay to have the bike checked out ?

5 ) Sam bought a soft drink for four dollars and nine candy bars. He spent

4 dollars
_____________

a total of forty dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ?
6 ) Alyssa spent half of her allowance going to the movies. She washed the family
car and earned seven dollars. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with

8 dollars
_____________

eleven dollars ?
7 ) Jason bought 5 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 38 cards left.

71 cards
_____________

How many cards did Jason start with ?

8 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is one hundred eight.

34
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What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

9 ) On Monday, two hundred forty - one students went on a trip to the zoo. All four
buses were filled and nine students had to travel in cars. How many students were
in each bus ?

58 students
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10 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 171.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

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1 ) Melanie spent half of her allowance going to the movies. She washed the family
car and earned eight dollars. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with
eleven dollars ?

_____________

2 ) Tim bought a soft drink for three dollars and eight candy bars. He spent
a total of thirty - five dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ?

_____________

3 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 180.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

_____________

4 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a 17 dollar fixed fee plus 8 dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Sam paid 65 dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did he pay to have the bike checked out ?

_____________

5 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 159.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

_____________

6 ) Mike bought 5 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 47 cards left.
How many cards did Mike start with ?

_____________

7 ) Joan sold half of her comic books and then bought eight more. She now has
eighteen. How many did she begin with ?

_____________

8 ) On Monday, 217 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 4

buses were filled and 5 students had to travel in cars. How many students were
in each bus ?

_____________

9 ) Tom had one hundred ninety - one dollars to spend on six books. After
buying them he had eleven dollars. How much did each book cost ?

_____________

10 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is one hundred five.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

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1 ) Melanie spent half of her allowance going to the movies. She washed the family
car and earned eight dollars. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with
eleven dollars ?

6 dollars
_____________

2 ) Tim bought a soft drink for three dollars and eight candy bars. He spent
a total of thirty - five dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ?

4 dollars
_____________

3 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 180.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

58
_____________

4 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a 17 dollar fixed fee plus 8 dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Sam paid 65 dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did he pay to have the bike checked out ?

6 hours
_____________

5 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 159.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

51
_____________

6 ) Mike bought 5 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 47 cards left.
How many cards did Mike start with ?

89 cards
_____________

7 ) Joan sold half of her comic books and then bought eight more. She now has
eighteen. How many did she begin with ?

20 comic books
_____________

8 ) On Monday, 217 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 4

buses were filled and 5 students had to travel in cars. How many students were
in each bus ?

53 students
_____________

9 ) Tom had one hundred ninety - one dollars to spend on six books. After
buying them he had eleven dollars. How much did each book cost ?

30 dollars
_____________

10 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is one hundred five.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

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1 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 69.

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What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

2 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is ninety - six.

_____________

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

3 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is one hundred fifty - six.

_____________

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

4 ) Keith spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family
car and earned seven dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with

_____________

twelve dollars ?
5 ) Sam bought eight new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only twenty - four cards left.

_____________

How many cards did Sam start with ?

6 ) Dan had 175 dollars to spend on 6 books. After

_____________

buying them he had 13 dollars. How much did each book cost ?
7 ) Tom bought a soft drink for 4 dollars and 7 candy bars. He spent

_____________

a total of 18 dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ?

8 ) On Monday, 368 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 7
buses were filled and 4 students had to travel in cars. How many students were

_____________

in each bus ?
9 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a fourteen dollar fixed fee plus seven dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Melanie paid seventy dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did she pay to have the bike checked out ?

_____________

10 ) Nancy sold half of her comic books and then bought 6 more. She now has
13. How many did she begin with ?

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1 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 69.

21
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What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

2 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is ninety - six.

31
_____________

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

3 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is one hundred fifty - six.

50
_____________

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

4 ) Keith spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family
car and earned seven dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with

10 dollars
_____________

twelve dollars ?
5 ) Sam bought eight new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only twenty - four cards left.

40 cards
_____________

How many cards did Sam start with ?

6 ) Dan had 175 dollars to spend on 6 books. After

27 dollars
_____________

buying them he had 13 dollars. How much did each book cost ?
7 ) Tom bought a soft drink for 4 dollars and 7 candy bars. He spent

2 dollars
_____________

a total of 18 dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ?

8 ) On Monday, 368 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 7
buses were filled and 4 students had to travel in cars. How many students were

52 students
_____________

in each bus ?
9 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a fourteen dollar fixed fee plus seven dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Melanie paid seventy dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did she pay to have the bike checked out ?

8 hours
_____________

10 ) Nancy sold half of her comic books and then bought 6 more. She now has
13. How many did she begin with ?

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14 comic books
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1 ) On Monday, 231 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 4

buses were filled and 7 students had to travel in cars. How many students were
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in each bus ?
2 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a seventeen dollar fixed fee plus eight dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Mike paid eighty - nine dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did he pay to have the bike checked out ?

_____________

3 ) Tom bought 6 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 24 cards left.
How many cards did Tom start with ?

_____________

4 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is seventy - two.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

_____________

5 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 147.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

_____________

6 ) Mike bought a soft drink for four dollars and five candy bars. He spent
a total of twenty - four dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ?

_____________

7 ) Dan spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family
car and earned six dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with
eleven dollars ?

_____________

8 ) Sally sold half of her comic books and then bought 9 more. She now has
15. How many did she begin with ?

_____________

9 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is 87.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

_____________

10 ) Sally had two hundred thirty - three dollars to spend on six books. After
buying them she had eleven dollars. How much did each book cost ?

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1 ) On Monday, 231 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 4

buses were filled and 7 students had to travel in cars. How many students were
56 students
_____________

in each bus ?
2 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a seventeen dollar fixed fee plus eight dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Mike paid eighty - nine dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did he pay to have the bike checked out ?

9 hours
_____________

3 ) Tom bought 6 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 24 cards left.
How many cards did Tom start with ?

42 cards
_____________

4 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is seventy - two.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

22
_____________

5 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 147.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

47
_____________

6 ) Mike bought a soft drink for four dollars and five candy bars. He spent
a total of twenty - four dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ?

4 dollars
_____________

7 ) Dan spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family
car and earned six dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with
eleven dollars ?

10 dollars
_____________

8 ) Sally sold half of her comic books and then bought 9 more. She now has
15. How many did she begin with ?

12 comic books
_____________

9 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is 87.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

28
_____________

10 ) Sally had two hundred thirty - three dollars to spend on six books. After
buying them she had eleven dollars. How much did each book cost ?

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1 ) Fred had two hundred four dollars to spend on nine books. After
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buying them he had fifteen dollars. How much did each book cost ?
2 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is 105.

_____________

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

3 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a fourteen dollar fixed fee plus nine dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Jason paid fifty dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did he pay to have the bike checked out ?

_____________

4 ) On Monday, 235 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 5

buses were filled and 5 students had to travel in cars. How many students were
in each bus ?

_____________

5 ) Tom bought nine new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only thirty - eight cards left.
How many cards did Tom start with ?

_____________

6 ) Tim bought a soft drink for three dollars and four candy bars. He spent
a total of fifteen dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ?

_____________

7 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 171.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

_____________

8 ) Sam sold half of his comic books and then bought seven more. He now has
twelve. How many did he begin with ?

_____________

9 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 78.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

_____________

10 ) Tom spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family
car and earned 9 dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with
13 dollars ?

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1 ) Fred had two hundred four dollars to spend on nine books. After
21 dollars
_____________

buying them he had fifteen dollars. How much did each book cost ?
2 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is 105.

34
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What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

3 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a fourteen dollar fixed fee plus nine dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Jason paid fifty dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did he pay to have the bike checked out ?

4 hours
_____________

4 ) On Monday, 235 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 5

buses were filled and 5 students had to travel in cars. How many students were
in each bus ?

46 students
_____________

5 ) Tom bought nine new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only thirty - eight cards left.
How many cards did Tom start with ?

67 cards
_____________

6 ) Tim bought a soft drink for three dollars and four candy bars. He spent
a total of fifteen dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ?

3 dollars
_____________

7 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 171.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

55
_____________

8 ) Sam sold half of his comic books and then bought seven more. He now has
twelve. How many did he begin with ?

10 comic books
_____________

9 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 78.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

24
_____________

10 ) Tom spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family
car and earned 9 dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with
13 dollars ?

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1 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a 13 dollar fixed fee plus 6 dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Joan paid 43 dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did she pay to have the bike checked out ?

_____________

2 ) Tim had 165 dollars to spend on 6 books. After

buying them he had 15 dollars. How much did each book cost ?

_____________

3 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is seventy - five.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

_____________

4 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is eighty - one.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

_____________

5 ) Fred sold half of his comic books and then bought seven more. He now has
fourteen. How many did he begin with ?

_____________

6 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 144.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

_____________

7 ) On Monday, 230 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 4

buses were filled and 6 students had to travel in cars. How many students were
in each bus ?

_____________

8 ) Sam bought eight new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only forty - two cards left.
How many cards did Sam start with ?

_____________

9 ) Jessica bought a soft drink for three dollars and four candy bars. She spent
a total of twenty - three dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ?

_____________

10 ) Sally spent half of her allowance going to the movies. She washed the family
car and earned 9 dollars. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with
13 dollars ?

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1 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a 13 dollar fixed fee plus 6 dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Joan paid 43 dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did she pay to have the bike checked out ?

5 hours
_____________

2 ) Tim had 165 dollars to spend on 6 books. After

buying them he had 15 dollars. How much did each book cost ?

25 dollars
_____________

3 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is seventy - five.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

24
_____________

4 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is eighty - one.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

25
_____________

5 ) Fred sold half of his comic books and then bought seven more. He now has
fourteen. How many did he begin with ?

14 comic books
_____________

6 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 144.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

46
_____________

7 ) On Monday, 230 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 4

buses were filled and 6 students had to travel in cars. How many students were
in each bus ?

56 students
_____________

8 ) Sam bought eight new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only forty - two cards left.
How many cards did Sam start with ?

76 cards
_____________

9 ) Jessica bought a soft drink for three dollars and four candy bars. She spent
a total of twenty - three dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ?

5 dollars
_____________

10 ) Sally spent half of her allowance going to the movies. She washed the family
car and earned 9 dollars. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with
13 dollars ?

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8 dollars
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