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Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?
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Mr. Luebke ate 2 3/4 of a pie on Monday and 1 2/5 of a pie on Friday. How much more pie was eaten on Monday than Friday? What operation will you use to answer the question?

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Snow fell in Monroe twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 1/2 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Monroe on that day? What operation do you use to solve this problem?

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Sheyenne has 23 marbles. Jessica has 5 more marbles than Sheyenne does. How many marbles does Jessica have?

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Emma is baking cookies. She bakes 19 batches of cookies. There are 12 cookies in each batch. How many total cookies did she bake?

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The 4th graders have 546 people going on the field trip. The 5th grades have 789 people going on the field trip. How many more people does 5th grade have going than 4th grade?

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There are 35 members on the soccer team who are going on a field trip to a soccer game. If the cost for each member is $14, what is the total cost for the whole soccer team to go?

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Dante bought a car for $5,677. Malachi bought his car for $10,987. What is the difference in the cost of the 2 cars?

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