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1. Sally bought two fantasy fillies for $9 each. She then took $8 out of her savings account and now she has $26. How much money did she have before the fantasy fillies?
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2.Mike bought a baby shark for $22 and food for $3. Later Mr. Summit gave him $5. Then Mike had $7. How much money did he have before he had bought the shark and food?
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3. Tom ran 4 miles on Thursday. Tom walked for 2 miles on Friday. How many total miles did Tom run or walk all together?
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4. Shannon and Mike went to the store to buy their mom a birthday present. Shannon bought a jewelry box that cost $21.50. Mike bought his mom a sweater that cost $15.99. When they added up how much they had left over they discovered that they had $4.76. How much did they go to the store with?
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5. Ross Perot gets ten votes a state. How many votes would he get in 50 states?
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6. Jamie has to find the perimeter of a rectangle. The top and bottom of the square is 6 in, the other sides are 3 in. What is the perimeter of the square?
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7. Steve is going to bring 3 gallons of Surge to a baseball game. If each person drinks 1 quart of Surge, how many persons can drink form this jug?
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8. Bill Clinton has 45 statues in the White House. Each shelf will hold nine statues. How many shelves are needed to hold all the statues?
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9. Sarah made a pie. She cut it into 8 pieces. Shayna ate 3/8 of the pie. Terry ate 1/8 of the pie. How much pie was there left for me?
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10. Sarah needs a total of three oranges for her fruit cup. She already has two oranges. What fraction of oranges has she already added?
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