Real World Problems

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    Addition/Subtraction

    You are picking out a new vehicle, you are deciding between 4 different vehicles. There are 2 Jeeps, one is a 2012, one is 2015. There are also 2 Ford Trucks, one is 2005, one is 2009. You decide you definitely do not want the 2015 Jeep or the 2009 Ford truck. How many vehicles do you still have to choose from?
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    Multiplication/Division

    You want to pay off your school loan of $5,000 as soon as possible. So you pay $1,000 a month. How many months will it take you to pay off the $5,000.
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    Addition/Subtraciton

    You have invited 25 guests over to your house to celebrate your friend's birthday party. You are ordering pizza as the food, and each pizza has 8 slices, you figure up 2 slices per person. If you order 5 pizzas, how many people ended up agreeing to attend the party?
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    Multiplication/Division

    You want to build a house that is 2,200 square feet. You want to draw a scale size floor plan on a poster in square inches. If each square inch represents 100 square feet, how many square inches will the total scale size floor plan be?
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    Addition/Subtraciton

    Over one year, at the bank, you deposited one check per month. On your annual bank statement, you also deposited four cash deposits. How many deposits were made in all?
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    Multiplication/Division

    You figure it will take you 3 weeks to get ready for a job interview if you prepare a little each day. How many days in all will you prepare for the job interview?
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    Addition/Subtraciton

    You need Christmas gifts for your 7 cousins, mom, dad, 2 sisters, 2 aunts, 2 uncles, 4 grandparents. How many Christmas gifts will you be buying in all?
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    Multiplication/Division

    You are teaching swim lessons in groups of 5 to 6 groups of children. How many children will you teach in all?
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    Addition/Subtraciton

    Your fruit salad calls for 7 apples, 8 strawberries, 2 cartons of blueberries, 1 watermelon, and 2 bunches of grapes, 4 mandarin oranges, and 5 bananas. How many pieces of fruit will you need in all? (Considering 1 bunch of grapes = 1 piece of fruit; and 1 carton of blueberries = 1 piece of fruit)
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    Multiplication/Division

    You only have time to attend two 15 minute group sessions at a business conference. How many minutes will you spend in the sessions in all?