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A bookstore is having a sale. You buy 2 books for $10 each and 3 books for $7 each. How much did you spend in total?
Total cost: (2 books × $10) + (3 books × $7) = $20 + $21 = $41
Emma is ordering pizzas for her birthday party. If each pizza has 8 slices and she orders 4 pizzas, how many slices will she have in total? If there are 12 kids at the party, how many slices will each kid get if they share equally?
Total slices: 4 pizzas × 8 slices = 32 slices
Slices per kid: 32 slices ÷ 12 kids = 2.67 slices per kid (approximately 2 slices per kid)
There are 3 jars of marbles. The first jar has 20 marbles, the second has 15 marbles, and the third has 30 marbles. How many marbles are there in total? If you give away 10 marbles, how many marbles will you have left?
Total marbles: 20 marbles + 15 marbles + 30 marbles = 65 marbles
Marbles left after giveaway: 65 marbles − 10 marbles = 55 marbles left
To bake a batch of cookies, you need 2 cups of sugar, 3 cups of flour, and 1 cup of butter. If you want to make 3 batches, how many cups of sugar, flour, and butter will you need in total?
Total ingredients for 3 batches:
Sugar: 2 cups × 3 = 6 cups
Flour: 3 cups × 3 = 9 cups
Butter: 1 cup × 3 = 3 cups
2,956 * 6 =
17,736
A swimming pool is 10 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 2 meters deep. How many cubic meters of water will it take to fill the pool?
Volume of water: 10 meters × 5 meters × 2 meters = 100 cubic meters
A store sells bags of candy. Each bag contains 24 pieces of candy. If you buy 5 bags, how many pieces of candy do you have? If you give 3 pieces to each of your 6 friends, how many pieces will you have left?
Total candy: 5 bags × 24 pieces = 120 pieces
Candy per friend: 120 pieces ÷ 6 friends = 20 pieces per friend
Leftover candy: 120 pieces − (6 friends × 3 pieces) = 120 − 18 = 102 pieces left
Sarah has 120 stickers. She decides to give 10 stickers to each of her 8 friends. How many stickers will she give away? How many stickers does she have left?
Total stickers given: 10 stickers × 8 friends = 80 stickers
Stickers left: 120 stickers − 80 stickers = 40 stickers left
Jack has 15 toy cars. He gives 3 cars to each of his 4 friends. How many cars does he give away? How many cars does he have left?
Cars given away: 3 cars × 4 friends = 12 cars
Cars left: 15 cars − 12 cars = 3 cars left
12,589 + 4,369 =
16,958
Emily is inviting 8 friends to her birthday party. If each invitation costs $3, how much will it cost to send all the invitations? If Emily has $50, how much money will she have left after buying the invitations?
Total cost: 8 invitations × $3 = $24
Money left: $50 − $24 = $26
There are 6 rows of chairs in a classroom. Each row has 7 chairs. How many chairs are there in total? If 3 rows are empty, how many chairs are occupied?
otal chairs: 6 rows × 7 chairs = 42 chairs
Occupied chairs: 42 chairs − (3 rows × 7 chairs) = 42 − 21 = 21 chairs occupied
A box contains 18 pencils, 12 erasers, and 6 sharpeners. If you need 2 pencils, 3 erasers, and 1 sharpener for each student in your class of 6 students, how many supplies will you need in total?
Total supplies for 6 students:
*Pencils: 6 students × 2 pencils = 12 pencils
*Erasers: 6 students × 3 erasers = 18 erasers
*Sharpeners: 6 students × 1 sharpener = 6 sharpeners
*Total supplies needed: 12 pencils + 18 erasers + 6 sharpeners = 36 supplies
The tickets for a concert cost $25 each. If you buy 3 tickets, how much will you spend? If you give $100 to the cashier, how much change will you get?
Total cost: 3 tickets × $25 = $75
Change: $100 − $75 = $25
8,000 - 4,123
3,877
A gardener plants 6 rows of flowers. Each row has 9 flowers. How many flowers did the gardener plant in total? If 2 flowers die, how many flowers are left?
Total flowers: 6 rows × 9 flowers = 54 flowers
Flowers left after 2 die: 54 flowers − 2 flowers = 52 flowers left
At a fruit stand, apples cost $3 each, bananas cost $2 each, and oranges cost $4 each. If you buy 2 apples, 3 bananas, and 1 orange, how much do you spend?
Total cost: (2 apples × $3) + (3 bananas × $2) + (1 orange × $4)
Total = $6 + $6 + $4 = $16
A library has 120 books. If 4 shelves are full and each shelf holds 15 books, how many books are still in the library after 4 shelves are filled?
*Books filled in 4 shelves: 4 shelves × 15 books = 60 books
*Books remaining: 120 books − 60 books = 60 books remaining
There are 5 dogs, 3 cats, and 6 chickens on a farm. How many legs are there in total? (Remember, dogs and cats have 4 legs each, and chickens have 2 legs.)
Dogs: 5 dogs × 4 legs = 20 legs
Cats: 3 cats × 4 legs = 12 legs
Chickens: 6 chickens × 2 legs = 12 legs
Total legs = 20 + 12 + 12 = 44 legs
2660 / 4 =
665
A sundae has 2 scoops of ice cream, 1 topping, and 1 cherry on top. If you make 4 sundaes, how many scoops of ice cream, toppings, and cherries do you need in total?
Total ingredients for 4 sundaes:
Ice cream scoops: 4 sundaes × 2 scoops = 8 scoops
Toppings: 4 sundaes × 1 topping = 4 toppings
Cherries: 4 sundaes × 1 cherry = 4 cherries
Lily reads 15 pages of her book each day. If she reads for 6 days, how many pages does she read in total? If the book has 90 pages, how many more pages does she need to read?
Total pages read: 15 pages/day × 6 days = 90 pages
Pages left: 90 pages − 90 pages = 0 pages left
Tickets to a movie cost $8 for children and $12 for adults. If 3 adults and 5 children go to the movies, how much will the total cost be?
Total cost: (3 adults × $12) + (5 children × $8) = $36 + $40 = $76
A shoe store sells 4 different types of shoes. Each type of shoe costs $45. If you buy 2 pairs of each type, how much will the total cost be?
Total cost: 4 types × 2 pairs × $45 = $360
95 * 18 =
1,710