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SOL 6.6a Review Story Problems

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Question:

Info: Key Words Operation

Solve: (show your work) Final Answer:

REMEMBER

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Ben and Daniel wanted to measure the difference in their heights. Their mom took out a yardstick and had each boy stand against the door. Ben was 57 inches tall, and Daniel was 49 inches

tall. How much taller was Ben?

83

41

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Rena jogged 5 miles every day for 7 days. How many miles did Rena jog altogether?

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Julio has 6 quarts of fruit punch he would like to split evenly among 7 friends. How much fruit punch will each of Julio’s friends get?

31

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Ray has 2 pounds of watermelon. Mia has as many pounds of watermelon as Ray. How many pounds of watermelon does Mia have?

81

32

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Ramona is making chicken noodle soup that calls

for 11 cups of chicken stock. The grocery store

only has 7 cups of chicken stock. How much

more chicken stock must Ramona buy?

21

41

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Nelson pitched of a baseball game and Adam

pitched of the game. How much of the

game did they pitch together?

32

92

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Brian wants to hike from the trailhead to the lake, a

distance of miles. He takes a break for lunch

after hiking miles. How many more

miles does Brian need to hike to reach the

lake?

8110

536

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Ms. Martinez has yards of

red yarn to make costumes.

Each costume requires yard of

red yarn. How many costumes

can Ms. Martinez make?

214

43

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Mr. Ayesa has two full-time employees at his grocery store. Last

week Neil worked hours and Frank worked hours. How

many hours did the two employees work altogether?

4336

10938

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There are gallons of Jamocha Star

Crunch ice cream in Jeannie’s freezer.

She decides she will eat of that

amount over the weekend. How much

ice cream does Jeannie plan to eat?

411

81

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During the last three training sessions leading up to the race, Dan

ran miles, miles, and miles. How many miles did Dan

run in all?

527

436

1075

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The McPhees are planning a summer vacation. The total cost of

their trip will be $3,600. They are able to save of the cost

each month. How much will they save each month?

61

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Jared’s family arrives late to a pizza party. There are pizzas

left to be eaten. When the party is over, pizzas remain. How

many pizzas were eaten since Jared’s family arrived?

613

321

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Study

Hard!

Kelli spent hour studying for her math test and hour

studying for her history test. How much time did Kelli spend

studying for both tests?

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86

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Melinda is making a punch that calls for

quart of orange juice, quart of grape

juice, quart of grapefruit juice, and quart

of pineapple juice. How much punch does the

recipe make?

43

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31

41

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A board that is inches

long is how much longer

than a board that is

inches long?

8563

4362

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About of the human body is

water. How many pounds of

water are in a person weighing

120 pounds?

107

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Maria works at a kennel and uses

30-pound bags of dog food to feed

the dogs. If each dog gets pound

of food, how many dogs can she

feed with one bag?

52

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Suppose you are designing the layout for your school

yearbook. If a student photograph is inches wide, how

many photographs will fit across a page that is inches

wide?

831

876

KFMS

Jaguars

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Yasmin pours quarts of apple juice into a

pitcher. She then fills the pitcher by adding

quarts of cranberry juice. How many

quarts of juice does the pitcher hold?

431

412

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Paula has yard of yellow ribbon. She ties

of that ribbon around a tree. How much

ribbon does Paula tie around the tree?

43

32

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A trail mix recipe calls for

cups of dried fruit. The

recipe has cups more

nuts than dried fruit.

How many total cups of

dried fruit and nuts are in

the trail mix? (Be careful)

833

211

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Jessica is making batches

of chocolate chip cookies for

a bake sale. If one batch uses

cups of flour, how much

flour will she need?

212

212

212

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Three people went on a 3-day hike. They had gallons

of fresh drinking water. If they divided the water evenly

among them, how much water would each person receive?

418

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A bicycle tour is miles long. After miles, Joel’s

front tire went flat. How many more miles remained on

the bicycle tour when his tire went flat?

538

1095