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Each minute, 20 cups of water come out of the faucet into a sink. How much water is in the sink after 6 minutes?
120 cups
Elaine measured a garden that was 72 feet in length and a garden that was 68 feet in length. How many total feet did she measure?
140 feet
There were 5 bags of flour at the store. Each bag weighed 5 pounds. How many pounds of flour were at the store?
5 pounds
Sarah lined up 3 strings end to end. Each string measured 4 inches. How many total inches did she measure?
12 inches
Bonnie has 4 pieces of ribbon. Each measures 3 yards. How many yards of ribbon does she have?
12 yards
Sally measured out 6 cups of water five times for a science experiment. How many cups of water did Sally measure?
30 cups
Tom measured a rug that was 33 feet long on one side and 58 feet long on the other. How many total feet did he measure?
96 feet
Kim measured out 3 groups of 9 ounces of crackers. How many total ounces of crackers did she have?
27 oz
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Mrs. Schmidt walked in the classroom and walked around for 20 minutes. She left at 2:15. What time did she walk in?
1:55 pm
A football field is being painted. The football field is 100 yards long. I need to paint a line every 10 yards. How many lines will I paint?
10 lines
Austin was filling up the class aquarium. In his first trip, Austin brought 50 gallons of water. In his second trip Austin brought 92 gallons of water. How many gallons did the aquarium hold?
142 cups
Henry had a piece of fabric that was 83 yards long. He cut off a 29-yard piece of fabric to make a dress. How many yards are left?
54 yards
Lorrie went to buy dog food for Belle. She had 12lbs of dog food at home. She bought 38 pounds more. How many total pounds does Lorrie have?
50 lbs
At the state fair, the second-place watermelon weighed 459 pounds. The first-place watermelon weighed 783 pounds. How much more did the first-place watermelon weigh than the second place watermelon?
324 pounds
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Sarah started painting her room at 4:30 pm and finished at 5:45 pm. How long did it take for her to paint her room?
1 hour and 15 minutes
Jan says that one tank at the pet store holds 345 gallons of water. Amy says that it holds 480 gallons of water. What is the difference between the two amounts?
135 gallons
A wall in the library is 12 feet long. Betty wanted to paint it in different colors. She split the wall into 3-foot sections. How many colors of paint will Betty need?
4 colors
A recipe for macaroni and cheese called for 8 oz of cheese. The store has 189 ounces of cheese to sell. If Johnny buys 32 oz of cheese, how many ounces will the store have left?
157 oz
Gerry has one container that holds 20 pints of juice. He wants to split the total into smaller containers that hold 4 pints each. How many small containers will Gerry need?
5 pints
Emily is taking water out of the fish tank. She starts with 348 gallons of water. She removes 23 gallons of water from the fish tank. How many gallons of water are left in the tank?
325 gallons
Barbara was making cakes for the bake sale at school. The recipe said she needed 2 cups of oil for each cake. If Barbara wants to make 6 cakes, how many cups of oil does she need?
12 cups
Jim had a fence that was 320 feet. He painted 144 feet of the fence. How much fence does Jim still need to paint?
176 feet
Josh was creating a picnic lunch for the family reunion. He needed 62 pounds of potato salad. Josh already made 28 pounds. How many more pounds does he need to make?
34 pounds
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Catherine was baking a cake. She put the cake in the oven at 5:15 pm. It needs to bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes. What time should she take it out?
6:45 pm
The food drive was taking place at school. Our class brought in 493 pounds of food. Another third-grade class raised 238. How many total pounds did we raise?
731 lbs