Set

Math Problems

Create the question based on the given models.

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At first

End

Ron
Lucy

2.

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At first

Transfer

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Bob

End

Tom

3.

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At first

End

? _________

Boys
Girls

4.

At first

End

Mike

Jake

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Set

Combine the models for At first and End to solve for the unknown indicated by ?.

1.

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At first

End

Combination

840

Lily
Huxin
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? _________

2.

At first

End
285

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? _________

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Combination

Mary
Kelly

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3.

At first

End

Pens

? _________

21

15

Combination

Markers

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4.

At first

End

? _________

84

150

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Combination

Lim

Ong

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5.

At first

End

Men
Women

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Combination

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Set

Draw the models for At first and End, then combining them to find answer.

1. Raj had 180 marbles. After giving away 20 marbles to John, he had four
time as many marbles as John. How many marbles did John have at first?

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2. Linda had 424 beads and Mary had 188 beads. After each of them gave
away an equal number of beads, Linda had thrice as many beads left as
Mary. How many beads did Linda give away?

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3. Mary has twice as many stamps as Raju. If Mary gives Raju 72 stamps,
she will have the same number of stamps as Raju. How many stamps do
they have altogether?

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4. Jiale had $120 more than Grace. When Jiale gave $24 to Grace, Jiale had
twice as much money as Grace? How much money did Jiale have at first?

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5. May and Joanne had a total of $1200. After May gave $240 to Joanne,
May had only half as much money as Joanne. How much money did May
have at first?

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6. Ribbon A was 2 times as long as Ribbon B at first. After Tommy gave

away 71.2 cm of Ribbon B, Ribbon A was 6 times as long as Ribbon B.
a) How long was Ribbon B in the end?
b) What was the total length of Ribbon A and Ribbon B at first?

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b)

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7. Peter has 8 times as many books as Shawn. When Peter gave 72 books
to Shawn, he had twice as many books as Shawn. How many books did
Peter have left?

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8. If Carol gives $16 to James, both of them will have the same amount of
money. If James gives $24 to Carol, she would have 5 times as much as
he. How much does Carol have?

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9. Jess, Mabel and Kay had 192 beads altogether. Kay had 16 beads more
than Jess, and 44 beads more than Mabel. After Jess had given 4 beads
to Mabel, and Kay had given some beads to Mabel, all of them had the
same number of beads.
a) How many beads did Kay have at first?
b) How many beads in total did Mabel receive?

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b)
10. Crate A contained 6 times as many clocks as Crate B. When 1215
clocks were transferred from Crate A to Crate B, both crates had the
same number of clocks. How many clocks were there in both crates?

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