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100

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100

Alex bought a Tv worth $300 and a laptop worth $150. To get his total, we should: 

Add, Subtract, Multiply, or Divide

Add

100

3x = 12, so x = ?

4

200

4x = 16

7y = 14

x ▢ y 

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200

Bella's dad wanted to show how proud of her he was after she got an A on her science test and gave her $20 to go to the mall. At the mall, she spent $15 on a new shirt. To find how much money she has left, we should:  

Add, Subtract, Multiply, or Divide

Subtract

200

12/4y = 27, so y = ?

9

300

6x + 5 = 41

6y = 36

x ▢ y 

<, >, or = 

=

300

Elijah went to the book fair and bought 4 books for $12 each. To get his total, we should: 

Add, Subtract, Multiply, or Divide

Multiply

300

4m + 16 = 64, so m = 

12

400

3x + 4 = 301

9y + 13 = 58

x ▢ y

<, > , or = 

>

400

Ty'Jon spent $65 at the store and bought 5 new fidgets. To find how much each fidget it worth, we should: 

Add, Subtract, Multiply, or Divide

Divide

400

1/4y + 1/4 = 1, so y = ?

3

500

1/4x + 2/8 = 3

12/36y + 2/3 = 10

x ▢ y 

>, <, or = 

<

500

Melissa is shopping on Amazon and buys a few $11 hair care products and a set of rubber dyeing gloves for $6. She spends $39 total. If we want to find how many hair care products she bought, we should FIRST: 

Add, Subtract, Multiply, or Divide

Subtract 

500

3/9x + 1/3 = 2, so x = ?

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