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Whole Number Word Problems

You will be answering the 3 questions below. Look over them quickly, then click “Start Here” to begin answering questions.

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Questions in this set:

#5 Adeline has 8 packs of Fun Gum. Each pack has 7 pieces of gum. Marisol buys Juicy Gum. Each Juicy Gum pack has 9 pieces of gum.

Adeline has 11 more pieces of gum than Marisol.

How many packs of gum did Marisol buy?

#8 Students in 3 art classes cut 728 inches of ribbon into many 8–inch long pieces. Two classes together cut 656 inches of ribbon.

How many 8–inch long pieces of ribbon did the other class cut?

#11 Last summer, Jon’s family found 152 shells at the beach. This summer they were at the beach for 7 days. Each day they found 9 shells.

How many fewer shells did they find this year than last year?

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