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Grade 6
Add and subtract whole numbers: word problems
One afternoon, Polly went fishing for tadpoles in a nearby pond. There were a total of
947
947
947
tadpoles in the pond before she arrived. If Polly caught
50
50
50
of them, how many tadpoles were in the pond after she left?
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_____ tadpoles
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Before the recent housing boom, there were
253
253
253
houses in Monroe County. Now, there are
873
873
873
houses. How many houses did developers build during the housing boom?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
houses
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A multi-national corporation has
12
12
12
part-time employees and
106
106
106
full-time employees. How many employees work for the corporation?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
employees
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Had
504
504
504
now down to
291
291
291
, how much is subtracted from
504
504
504
to get
291
291
291
?
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In a game, you will score
20
20
20
points if you win but will have
5
5
5
points deducted if you lose. Ken played
35
35
35
games and scored
475
475
475
points. How many games did he win?
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Renata moved to her new home a few years ago. Back then, the young oak tree in her back yard was
190
190
190
centimeters tall. She measured it once a year and found that it grew at a constant rate.
3
3
3
years after she moved into the house, the tree was
274
274
274
centimeters tall.
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How fast did the tree grow? Answer in centimeters per year
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