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You bought a magazine for $5 and four erasers. You spent a total of $25. How much did each eraser cost?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

331 students went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7 students traveled in cars. How many students were in each bus?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

There are 2 trucks for every 5 cars in a parking lot. If there are 60 cars, how many trucks are there?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Sumalee won 40 super bouncy balls playing horseshoes at her school's game night. Later, she gave two to each of her friends. She only has 8 remaining. How many friends does she have?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

The Cooking Club made some pies to sell at a basketball game to raise money for the new math books. The cafeteria contributed four pies to the sale. Each pie was then cut into five pieces and sold. There were a total of 60 pieces to sell. How many pies did the club make?

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

Aliyah had $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them she had $10. How much did each pencil cost?

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CCSS.5.OA.B.3

Sierra had $34 in her bank account. She worked and put in another $54 in her account. She then purchased 8 scarves that all cost the same amount with her money. Which expression shows how much money each scarf cost?

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CCSS.5.OA.B.3

Belinda's mom gave her $58.75 to spend on hamburgers and drinks for a party. Hamburgers are $2.75 each. What is the largest number she can buy and still have at least $10 left over for drinks?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A developer was buying land. He bought 4 acres at $1,863 per acre. He then split the land he purchased into 9 lots. How much should he sell each lot for just to break even?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A contractor bought 44 boxes of nails at a price of $1 per box. Each box contained contained 56 nails. If he distributed the nails to the 4 houses he was building and made sure each house received the same number of nails, how many nails would each house get?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3