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1. Alana bought a box of bananas that weighed 3 kg.
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She bought a box of oranges that weighed 2 7 kg.

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2. Mum had a roll of ribbon that was 3 m long. She cut 3. Mrs Oh bought a box of construction paper that
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off 2 3 m. How much ribbon was left on the roll? weighed 6 kg. She bought a box of paints that weighed
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5 kg. How much do the art supplies weigh in all?
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4. Rogelio ran 4 km yesterday and 5 8 km today. 5. Armando’s class recycled 4 3 containers of
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How many more kilometres did he plastic last month. They recycled 3 containers this
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run today than yesterday? month. What is the total amount of plastic they recycled?

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6. Blanca had two boxes. One box weighed 3 kg. 7. Liz studied for 4 hours on Saturday. She studied for 6
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The other weighed 2 kg. How much more did hours on Sunday. How many hours did she study in all?
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the first box weigh than the second?

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8. Pierre went 10 km today. He biked 4 of
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those km. How many km did he not bike?
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10. Rowdy the dog drank 5 bowls of water over the
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weekend. He drank 8 bowls during the week. How much
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more did he drink during the week than over the weekend?
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9. Caleb bought a box of paper that weighs 9 8 kg.
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He bought another box that weighs 6 kg. How
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much did the two boxes weigh in all?
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11. Mr Lamonte was packing his house for a big move. One of
the boxes he packed weighed 7 kg. Another box weighed
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3 kg. How much do the two boxes weigh in all?
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12. Mateo swam 12 laps yesterday and 9 laps today.
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How many more laps did he swim yesterday?
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13. Rishi walked 3 km this morning. He walked 2 more
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km this evening. How many km did he walk today?

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14. Katie bought two Christmas presents to mail 15. David swam 8 km on Monday. He swam 7 km on
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to her parents. One present weighed 7 3 kg. The Tuesday. How many kilometres did he swim
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other weighed 4 kg. How much more did in all?
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the first gift weigh than the second?

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16. Nathael danced to a song that was 6 minutes long. 17. RJ ordered a desk and a chair online. The desk
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He also danced to a song that was 5 minutes long. weighs 11 kg. The chair weighs 4 kg. How
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What is the difference between the length of the songs? much will the delivery weigh in all?

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18. Katie grew a sunflower that was 6 5 m tall. She 19. Althea bought two candles. The first candle weighed 1 kg.
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cut 1 m. How much of the stem is left? The second candle weighed 1 kg. How
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much do the candles weigh in all?

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20. Xiomara jogged 9 km last week and 3
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km this week.
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How many more kilometers did she jog last week?

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kg 11. 10 56 kg

2. 13 m 12. 2 19 laps
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3. 12 18 kg 13. 6 30 kilometers
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4. 24 kilometers 14. 3 5 kg
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5. 7 21 containers 15. 15 23 kilometers
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6. 32 boxes 16. 35 minutes
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7. 10 14 hours 17. 15 42 kg
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8. 6 45 kilometers 18. 5 2 m
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9. 16 20 kg 19. 2 8 kg
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10. 2 12 bowls 20. 6 18 kilometers
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