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100

For the appetizers, she needs to make 750 mini meat pies. She divided her crew into 3 teams. If the first team made 235, and the second made 275, how many pies should the third team make?

First, 235 + 275 = 510; then, 750 – 510 = 240 The third team should make 240 more mini meat pies.

100
I left school at 3:15 p.m. on the school bus and arrived home 35 minutes later. What time did I get home?
What is 3:50 p.m.
100
One side of a square measures 15 cm. What is the perimeter of the square?
What is 60 cm
100
Maria and Nicky picked tomatoes in their vegetable garden. Maria picked 49 tomatoes, and Nicky picked 62. If they used 25 tomatoes to make pasta sauce, how many did they have left?
What is 86 tomatoes
100
A baker placed 30 trays of muffins in the oven. Each tray held 8 muffins. How many muffins in all?
What is 240 muffins
200

They served a total of 179 adults and 141 children. If 156 of the people they served are male, how many are female?

First, 179 + 141 = 320; then, 320 – 156 =164 They served 164 females.

200
Peter completed a bike tour 3 hours and 20 minutes after he started. If he started at 8:00 a.m., what time did he finish?
What is 11:20 a.m.
200
A gardener digs a flower bed that is 6 meters long and three meters wide. What is the area of the flower bed?
What is 18 meters
200
A farmer sold $145.00 worth of pears and $167.00 worth of peaches at the market. Before going home, he bought a new ladder for $79.00. How much money did he have left?
What is $233.00
200
Lisa had 54 cm of ribbon. She needed to cut pieces that were each 6 cm long. How many pieces of ribbon could she cut?
What is 9 pieces
300

A piece of wire is 24 inches long. If the wire is cut into 6 equal pieces, how long is each piece of wire?

24 ÷ 6 = 4 Each piece of wire is 4 inches long.

300
If Mrs. Jones leaves home at 6:45 a.m. and arrives at school at 7:21 a.m., how long does it take her to get there?
What is 36 minutes
300
A rectangular swimming pool has a length of 20 m and a width of 7 m. What is the area of the pool?
What is 140 m
300
James wants to buy a soccer ball for $95.00 and a bike for $349.00. If he only has 375.00, how much more money does he need?
What is $69.00
300
Pete has 8 caps. Sam has four times as many caps as Pete. How many cap do they have together?
What is 40 caps
400

Sasha saw 1 bird on Friday, 3 birds on Saturday, 5 birds on Sunday, and 7 birds on Monday. If this pattern continues, how many birds will she see on Tuesday?

9 Birds

400
John went to bed at 9:30 p.m. and got up at 7:00 a.m. How long did he sleep?
What is 9 hours and 30 minutes
400
The perimeter of a regular pentagon measures 40 cm. What is the length of each side?
What is 8 cm
400
There are 157 girls and 201 boys in Grade 3. Out of these, 244 students have brown eyes. How many 3rd grade students do not have brown eyes?
What is 114 students
400
Sarah completed 3 times as many laps of the track as Joe. Sarah completed 18 laps. How many more laps did Sarah complete than Joe?
What is 12 laps
500

A restaurant served 200 people on Sunday. If they serve 100 people each day after that, how many total people will they serve by Thursday?

600 People

500
Layla is making cupcakes. She takes them out of the oven at 3:12. If the cupcakes had to bake for 35 minutes, what time did she put them in the oven?
What is 2:37
500
Lisa needs 24 square meters of carpet to cover the floor of her bedroom. If the length is 6m, what is the width of Lisa's bedroom?
What is 4m
500
Sarah's book is 342 pages. She read 125 pages from 10:00-12:00. Then she took a break for lunch. She read 114 pages from 12:35-2:00. How many more pages does she have to read?
What is 103 pages
500
Marcus has 100 marbles. He gave away 55 marbles and put the remaining marbles equally into 9 bags. How many marbles did he put in each bag?
What is 5 marbles
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