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1 ) Benny 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 35 cards left.
How many cards did Benny start with ? _____________

2 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges thirteen dollars plus eight dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Alyssa paid seventy - seven dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did she pay to have the bike checked out ? _____________

3 ) Sam bought a soft drink for four dollars and nine candy bars. He spent
a total of thirty - one dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ? _____________

4 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 168.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? _____________

5 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is 90.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? _____________

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

7 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 111.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? _____________

8 ) Joan had one hundred eighty - eight dollars to spend on nine books. After
buying them she had seventeen dollars. How much did each book cost ? _____________

9 ) On Monday, two hundred ninety - two students went on a trip to the zoo. All five
buses were filled and seven students had to travel in cars. How many students were
in each bus ? _____________

10 ) Melanie spent half of her allowance going to the movies. She washed the family
car and earned six dollars. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with
twelve dollars ? _____________

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Teacher : Date :

Word Problems
1 ) Benny 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 35 cards left.
64 cards
_____________
How many cards did Benny start with ?

2 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges thirteen dollars plus eight dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Alyssa paid seventy - seven dollars to rent a bike. How many
8 hours
_____________
hours did she pay to have the bike checked out ?

3 ) Sam bought a soft drink for four dollars and nine candy bars. He spent
a total of thirty - one dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ? 3 dollars
_____________

4 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 168.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? 54
_____________

5 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is 90.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? 29
_____________

6 ) Melanie sold half of her comic books and then bought 8 more. She now has
17. How many did she begin with ? 18 comic books
_____________

7 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 111.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? 35
_____________

8 ) Joan had one hundred eighty - eight dollars to spend on nine books. After
buying them she had seventeen dollars. How much did each book cost ? 19 dollars
_____________

9 ) On Monday, two hundred ninety - two students went on a trip to the zoo. All five
buses were filled and seven students had to travel in cars. How many students were
57 students
_____________
in each bus ?

10 ) Melanie spent half of her allowance going to the movies. She washed the family
car and earned six dollars. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with
12 dollars
_____________
twelve dollars ?

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