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Lesson 11: Problems About Combining & Separating — Practice Questions

  1. 1. A pet store had 60 goldfish. After selling some during the day, 25 goldfish remained. How many goldfish were sold? The number of goldfish sold is ___.

  2. 2. A book has 180 pages. After Maria read some pages, she had 110 pages left to read. If $p$ is the number of pages she read, which equation models this situation?

    • A. $p - 110 = 180$
    • B. $180 + 110 = p$
    • C. $180 - p = 110$
    • D. $p - 180 = 110$
  3. 3. Alex had 75 dollars in his wallet. He bought a new shirt and now has 48 dollars left. The shirt cost ___ dollars.

  4. 4. A school started a festival with 92 balloons. By the end of the day, only 58 balloons were left. How many balloons popped or were given away?

    • A. 34
    • B. 150
    • C. 44
    • D. 58
  5. 5. A clothing store had 120 T-shirts in stock. After a weekend sale, 75 T-shirts were left. The number of T-shirts sold was ___.

  6. 6. A class has 28 students. 15 students are boys, and the rest are girls. If `g` represents the number of girls, which equation describes this situation?

    • A. 15 + g = 28
    • B. 28 + 15 = g
    • C. g - 15 = 28
    • D. 28 - g = 15
  7. 7. Michael had 45 baseball cards. He gave some cards to his friend and had 32 cards left. How many baseball cards did he give to his friend? ___

  8. 8. Elena started with a full bag of 60 marbles. She lost some, and now she has 41. If `m` is the number of marbles she lost, which equation represents this problem?

    • A. m - 60 = 41
    • B. 60 + m = 41
    • C. 60 - m = 41
    • D. 41 + 60 = m
  9. 9. A fruit basket contains apples and oranges. There are 12 oranges. If the total number of fruits in the basket is 27, how many apples are there? ___

  10. 10. Which of the following word problems describes a 'combining' situation?

    • A. A library had 500 books and sold 80.
    • B. A bakery made 72 cakes and has 15 left.
    • C. A team scored 14 points in one half and 17 in the other.
    • D. A bus had 35 passengers and 10 got off.