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Math Word Problems

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    One step word problems using learned operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and simple division
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  • Zayd wanted to hand out lollipops for his birthday treat. There are 27 students in his class. Zayd has 19 lollipops. How many more would he need to have enough for everyone?
    8 more lollipops
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  • Zayd had 30 cups when his lemonade stand opened. At the end of the day he had 7 cups left. How many cups of lemonade did he sell?
    23 cups of lemonade
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  • Aleeza's guppies had babies. She had 4 baby guppies on Thursday. On Friday she had 7 baby guppies. Saturday she had 19 baby guppies. How many babies did her guppies have altogether?
    30 guppies.
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  • Zayd has a big spelling test coming up. He must learn 35 words. On Monday he learned 12 words. On Tuesday he learned 9 words. How many more words must he learn?
    14 words
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  • Aleeza had a garage sale. She sold a toy for 25 cents. She sold a book for $0.55. How much money did she make in all?
    80 cents or $0.80
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  • Mrs. Hilt reads 5 books a day. How many books does she read in 3 days?
    5 + 5 + 5 = 15 She reads 15 books in 3 days
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  • Mrs. Hilt saw 2 dogs and 2 chickens. How many animal legs did she see?
    A dog has 4 legs and a chicken has 2 legs. 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 = 12 She saw 12 animal legs in all.
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  • Mrs. Hilt saw 3 bugs eat two flowers each. How many flowers total did the bugs eat?
    2 + 2 + 2 = 6 The bugs ate 6 flowers in all.
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  • Mrs. Hilt has 15 friends. She can only take 8 of her friends to the movies. How many friends can't go to the movies?
    15 – 8 = 7 7 friends can’t go to the movies.
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  • Miss Aleeza ran 3 miles on Monday, 2 miles on Wednesday, and 7 miles on Friday. How many total miles did she run that week?
    3 + 2 + 7 = 12 She ran 12 miles that week.
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  • Miss Feb picked up a book that has 17 pages in it. She read 11 of the pages. How many pages did she have left to read?
    17 – 11 = 6 She had 6 pages left to read.
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  • Aleeza had 15 cents. She bought a pencil for 11 cents. How much money did she have left?
    15 – 11 = 4 She had 4 cents left
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