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Word Problems
1 ) Keith bought 5 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 29 cards left.
How many cards did Keith start with ? _____________

2 ) Dan bought a soft drink for 4 dollars and 4 candy bars. He spent
a total of 24 dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ? _____________

3 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 129.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? _____________

4 ) Mike spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family
car and earned seven dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with
eleven dollars ? _____________

5 ) On Monday, 308 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 5

buses were filled and 8 students had to travel in cars. How many students were
in each bus ? _____________

6 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges fifteen dollars plus six dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Jessica paid sixty - nine dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did she pay to have the bike checked out ? _____________

7 ) Alyssa sold half of her comic books and then bought seven more. She now has
fifteen. How many did she begin with ? _____________

8 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is one hundred thirty - five.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? _____________

9 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 108.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? _____________

10 ) Alyssa had two hundred fifty dollars to spend on nine books. After
buying them she had sixteen dollars. How much did each book cost ? _____________

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Teacher : Date :

Word Problems
1 ) Keith bought 5 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 29 cards left.
53 cards
_____________
How many cards did Keith start with ?

2 ) Dan bought a soft drink for 4 dollars and 4 candy bars. He spent
a total of 24 dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ? 5 dollars
_____________

3 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 129.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? 41
_____________

4 ) Mike spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family
car and earned seven dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with
8 dollars
_____________
eleven dollars ?

5 ) On Monday, 308 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 5

buses were filled and 8 students had to travel in cars. How many students were
60 students
_____________
in each bus ?

6 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges fifteen dollars plus six dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Jessica paid sixty - nine dollars to rent a bike. How many
9 hours
_____________
hours did she pay to have the bike checked out ?

7 ) Alyssa sold half of her comic books and then bought seven more. She now has
fifteen. How many did she begin with ? 16 comic books
_____________

8 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is one hundred thirty - five.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? 44
_____________

9 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 108.

What is the smallest of the three numbers ? 34
_____________

10 ) Alyssa had two hundred fifty dollars to spend on nine books. After
buying them she had sixteen dollars. How much did each book cost ? 26 dollars
_____________

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