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Word Problems Mixed 3step Starter — Set 1
Sam had 9 stickers. He gave 1 to his friend. How many stickers does Sam have now?
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Answer: 8
- Operation
- subtraction
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A farmer puts 4 eggs equally into 4 cartons. How many eggs are in each carton?
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Answer: 1
- Operation
- division
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There are 3 bags with 2 marbles in each bag. How many marbles are there in all?
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Answer: 6
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- multiplication
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Emma read 1 pages on Monday and 9 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total?
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Answer: 10
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- addition
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There are 3 bags with 3 marbles in each bag. How many marbles are there in all?
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Answer: 9
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- multiplication
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Lily had 5 balloons. 1 balloons popped. How many balloons does she have now?
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Answer: 4
- Operation
- subtraction
- Difficulty
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A bookshelf has 4 shelves with 2 books on each shelf. How many books are there in all?
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Answer: 8
- Operation
- multiplication
- Difficulty
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A garden has 4 rows of flowers with 2 flowers in each row. How many flowers are there in total?
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Answer: 8
- Operation
- multiplication
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A garden had 9 flowers. 3 flowers wilted. How many flowers are still blooming?
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Answer: 6
- Operation
- subtraction
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There were 3 pencils in the box. The teacher handed out 1. How many pencils are left in the box?
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Answer: 2
- Operation
- subtraction
- Difficulty
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8 flowers are arranged equally in 2 vases. How many flowers are in each vase?
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Answer: 4
- Operation
- division
- Difficulty
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A garden has 2 rows of flowers with 3 flowers in each row. How many flowers are there in total?
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Answer: 6
- Operation
- multiplication
- Difficulty
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Lily had 8 balloons. 5 balloons popped. How many balloons does she have now?
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Answer: 3
- Operation
- subtraction
- Difficulty
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9 apples are shared equally among 3 friends. How many apples does each friend get?
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Answer: 3
- Operation
- division
- Difficulty
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There are 3 boys and 3 girls in the classroom. How many students are there in all?
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Answer: 6
- Operation
- addition
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There are 8 seats arranged in 4 equal rows. How many seats are in each row?
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Answer: 2
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- division
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Emma read 1 pages on Monday and 3 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total?
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Answer: 4
- Operation
- addition
- Difficulty
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A farmer puts 8 eggs equally into 4 cartons. How many eggs are in each carton?
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Answer: 2
- Operation
- division
- Difficulty
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There were 4 fish in the pond. 1 fish swam away. How many fish are left?
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Answer: 3
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- subtraction
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A bookshelf has 2 shelves with 2 books on each shelf. How many books are there in all?
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Answer: 4
- Operation
- multiplication
- Difficulty
- starter
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