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Word Problems
1 ) Mary bought a soft drink for 2 dollars and 4 candy bars. She spent
a total of 14 dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ? _____________

2 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is 120.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? _____________

3 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 165.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? _____________

4 ) Nancy spent half of her allowance going to the movies. She washed the family
car and earned 6 dollars. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with
15 dollars ? _____________

5 ) Alyssa had 327 dollars to spend on 8 books. After

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

6 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a 18 dollar fixed fee plus 9 dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Jason paid 72 dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did he pay to have the bike checked out ? _____________

7 ) Tom 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 26 cards left.
How many cards did Tom start with ? _____________

8 ) On Monday, 260 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 ? _____________

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

10 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 72.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? _____________

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Word Problems
1 ) Mary bought a soft drink for 2 dollars and 4 candy bars. She spent
a total of 14 dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ? 3 dollars
_____________

2 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is 120.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? 39
_____________

3 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 165.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? 53
_____________

4 ) Nancy spent half of her allowance going to the movies. She washed the family
car and earned 6 dollars. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with
18 dollars
_____________
15 dollars ?

5 ) Alyssa had 327 dollars to spend on 8 books. After

buying them she had 15 dollars. How much did each book cost ? 39 dollars
_____________

6 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a 18 dollar fixed fee plus 9 dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Jason paid 72 dollars to rent a bike. How many
6 hours
_____________
hours did he pay to have the bike checked out ?

7 ) Tom 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 26 cards left.
47 cards
_____________
How many cards did Tom start with ?

8 ) On Monday, 260 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
51 students
_____________
in each bus ?

9 ) Sally sold half of her comic books and then bought 8 more. She now has
11. How many did she begin with ? 6 comic books
_____________

10 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 72.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? 22
_____________

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