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1 ) Sara likes to collect coins. Sara got 27 coins from her brother, 24 coins from her mother, _____________
as well as 30 coins from Benny. However, Sara lost 35 coins before putting those coins
into her piggybank. How many coins does Sara have in her piggybank?
2 ) Mary wants 144 cupcakes for her party. Mary has already made 24 mocha cupcakes, and 48 _____________
fudge cupcakes. How many more cupcakes does Mary need to make?
3 ) At an amusement park, Mike wants to ride a rollercoaster that costs 33 tickets, a bumper car _____________
that costs 16 tickets, and a merry-go-round that costs 35 tickets. Mike had 18 tickets, but lost
10 of them on a ride. How many more tickets does he need?
4 ) Keith had 255 wolf stickers. Keith gave 57 stickers to Mary, 64 stickers to his sister _____________
and an additional 72 stickers to Sara. How many stickers does Keith still have?
5 ) Sandy made 3 different stacks of wooden blocks. The first stack was 4 blocks high, the second _____________
stack was 7 block(s) higher than the first, and the final stack was 4 block(s) higher than the
second. In total, how many blocks did Sandy use for all 3 stacks?
6 ) For lacrosse season, Joan decided to buy 19 balls, 23 pairs of shorts, as well as 33 pairs _____________
of lacrosse shoes. In total, how many objects did Joan buy for lacrosse season?
7 ) John wants several different color plates for his birthday. John wants to get 72 gold plates, _____________
96 orange plates, and some amount of black plates. In total, John wants 312 plates, so how
many black plates should he get?
8 ) Before getting to school, Mike has a few errands to run. Mike has to walk 7 blocks to the library, _____________
and 8 blocks to the store, before walking the final 12 blocks to arrive at school. If Mike has
already walked 4 blocks, how many more blocks must he walk before arriving at school?
9 ) For lunch, Benny bought 38 glasses of water, 24 reuben sandwich, as well as 33 brownies. _____________
In total, how many menu items did Benny purchase for lunch?
10 ) Sally wanted to save money to buy a new outfit. Sally deposited 16 times for savings in June, _____________
24 times in July and 29 times in August. How many times did Sally make savings
deposits over this time period?
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Word Problems
46 coins
1 ) Sara likes to collect coins. Sara got 27 coins from her brother, 24 coins from her mother, _____________
as well as 30 coins from Benny. However, Sara lost 35 coins before putting those coins
into her piggybank. How many coins does Sara have in her piggybank?
72 cupcakes
2 ) Mary wants 144 cupcakes for her party. Mary has already made 24 mocha cupcakes, and 48 _____________
fudge cupcakes. How many more cupcakes does Mary need to make?
76 tickets
3 ) At an amusement park, Mike wants to ride a rollercoaster that costs 33 tickets, a bumper car _____________
that costs 16 tickets, and a merry-go-round that costs 35 tickets. Mike had 18 tickets, but lost
10 of them on a ride. How many more tickets does he need?
62 stickers
4 ) Keith had 255 wolf stickers. Keith gave 57 stickers to Mary, 64 stickers to his sister _____________
and an additional 72 stickers to Sara. How many stickers does Keith still have?
30 blocks
5 ) Sandy made 3 different stacks of wooden blocks. The first stack was 4 blocks high, the second _____________
stack was 7 block(s) higher than the first, and the final stack was 4 block(s) higher than the
second. In total, how many blocks did Sandy use for all 3 stacks?
75 objects
6 ) For lacrosse season, Joan decided to buy 19 balls, 23 pairs of shorts, as well as 33 pairs _____________
of lacrosse shoes. In total, how many objects did Joan buy for lacrosse season?
144 plates
7 ) John wants several different color plates for his birthday. John wants to get 72 gold plates, _____________
96 orange plates, and some amount of black plates. In total, John wants 312 plates, so how
many black plates should he get?
23 blocks
8 ) Before getting to school, Mike has a few errands to run. Mike has to walk 7 blocks to the library, _____________
and 8 blocks to the store, before walking the final 12 blocks to arrive at school. If Mike has
already walked 4 blocks, how many more blocks must he walk before arriving at school?
95 items
9 ) For lunch, Benny bought 38 glasses of water, 24 reuben sandwich, as well as 33 brownies. _____________
In total, how many menu items did Benny purchase for lunch?
69 deposits
10 ) Sally wanted to save money to buy a new outfit. Sally deposited 16 times for savings in June, _____________
24 times in July and 29 times in August. How many times did Sally make savings
deposits over this time period?
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