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The school library received 1,245 new picture books and 876 new chapter books. How many total books did the library receive?
Addition
Answer: 2,121 books
A school bus has 72 seats. If 48 students are already sitting down, how many empty seats are remaining?
Subtraction
Answer: 24 empty seats
A pack of 24 juice boxes is shared among 6 children. How many juice boxes does each child receive?
Division
Answer: 4 juice boxes
Maya’s family spent $142.50 on groceries last week and $189.78 this week. How much did they spend on groceries in total?
Addition
Answer: $332.28
Leo had $85 in his piggy bank. He bought a LEGO set for $39. How much money does he have left?
Subtraction
Answer: $46
The teacher bought 8 packs of markers. Each pack contains 12 markers. How many markers did the teacher buy?
Multiplication
Answer: 96 markers
A rectangular bathroom floor is 8 feet long and 6 feet wide. What is the total area of the floor in square feet? (Area = length x width)
Multiplication
Answer: 48 square feet
Last year, a sunflower grew to 84 inches. This year, it only grew to 65 inches. What is the difference in height between the two flowers?
Subtraction
Answer: 19 inches
A small brick wall has 7 layers of bricks. Each layer has 22 bricks. How many bricks were used to build the wall?
Multiplication
Answer: 154 bricks
The "Blue Trail" is 2,450 meters long, and the "Red Trail" is 3,125 meters long. If Liam hikes both, how many meters will he walk?
Addition
Answer: 5,575 meters
Sam had 832 baseball cards. He decided to give 155 of them to his younger brother. How many cards does Sam have now?
Subtraction
Answer: 677 cards
Four friends won a $100 prize in a contest. If they split the money equally, how much does each person get?
Division
Answer: $25
Jackson has 562 baseball cards, and his brother has 439. If they combine their collections, how many cards will they have?
Addition
Answer: 1,001 cards
A mountain is 5,280 feet tall. A hiker stops to rest at 3,450 feet. How many more feet must she climb to reach the top?
Subtraction
Answer: 1,830 feet
The art teacher ordered 1,050 glue sticks in January and another 890 in March. What is the total number of glue sticks ordered?
Addition
Answer: 1.940 glue sticks
Mia runs 4 miles every day. How many miles will she run in the month of June (30 days)?
Multiplication
Answer: 120 miles
Chloe has 210 beads to make 7 necklaces. How many beads will be on each necklace?
Division
Answer: 30 beads
A teacher has 72 markers to put into 6 bins. If she puts the same number in each bin, how many markers will be in each?
Division
Answer: 12 markers
A tray of cookies has 4 rows with 8 cookies in each row. If a baker makes 5 identical trays, how many cookies are there altogether? (This is a two-step word problem!)
Multiplication
Answer: 160 cookies
A florist has 75 roses. If she makes bouquets with 5 roses each, how many bouquets can she create?
Division
Answer: 15 bouquets