Word Problems Comparison — Set 3
There were 9 fish in the pond. 5 fish swam away. How many fish are left?
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Answer: 4
- Operation
- subtraction
- Difficulty
- easy
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Lily had 15 balloons. 14 balloons popped. How many balloons does she have now?
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Answer: 1
- Operation
- subtraction
- Difficulty
- easy
- Visual
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A garden has 4 rows of flowers with 5 flowers in each row. How many flowers are there in total?
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Answer: 20
- Operation
- multiplication
- Difficulty
- easy
A library had 10 books. 3 books were checked out. How many books are still in the library?
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Answer: 7
- Operation
- subtraction
- Difficulty
- easy
12 apples are shared equally among 3 friends. How many apples does each friend get?
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Answer: 4
- Operation
- division
- Difficulty
- easy
- Visual
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A store sold 15 red shirts and 19 blue shirts. How many shirts were sold altogether?
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Answer: 34
- Operation
- addition
- Difficulty
- easy
A baker puts 5 cookies on each tray. If there are 5 trays, how many cookies are there altogether?
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Answer: 25
- Operation
- multiplication
- Difficulty
- easy
- Visual
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A garden has 3 rows of flowers with 4 flowers in each row. How many flowers are there in total?
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Answer: 12
- Operation
- multiplication
- Difficulty
- easy
A store sold 19 red shirts and 9 blue shirts. How many shirts were sold altogether?
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Answer: 28
- Operation
- addition
- Difficulty
- easy
A farmer puts 16 eggs equally into 4 cartons. How many eggs are in each carton?
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Answer: 4
- Operation
- division
- Difficulty
- easy
- Visual
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A bus had 3 passengers. 1 passengers got off at the next stop. How many passengers are still on the bus?
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Answer: 2
- Operation
- subtraction
- Difficulty
- easy
Emma read 12 pages on Monday and 4 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total?
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Answer: 16
- Operation
- addition
- Difficulty
- easy
A store sold 7 red shirts and 15 blue shirts. How many shirts were sold altogether?
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Answer: 22
- Operation
- addition
- Difficulty
- easy
20 apples are shared equally among 4 friends. How many apples does each friend get?
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Answer: 5
- Operation
- division
- Difficulty
- easy
- Visual
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A jar had 11 marbles. Tom took out 2 marbles. How many marbles are left in the jar?
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Answer: 9
- Operation
- subtraction
- Difficulty
- easy
There were 17 fish in the pond. 13 fish swam away. How many fish are left?
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Answer: 4
- Operation
- subtraction
- Difficulty
- easy
- Visual
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A bus had 11 passengers. 7 passengers got off at the next stop. How many passengers are still on the bus?
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Answer: 4
- Operation
- subtraction
- Difficulty
- easy
A parking lot has 4 rows with 2 cars in each row. How many cars are in the parking lot?
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Answer: 8
- Operation
- multiplication
- Difficulty
- easy
- Visual
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A rope 18 meters long is cut into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
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Answer: 6
- Operation
- division
- Difficulty
- easy
There were 16 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 8. How many pencils are left in the box?
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Answer: 8
- Operation
- subtraction
- Difficulty
- easy
- Visual
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