Problem

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Answer

A school book fair sold 61 chapter books and 7 picture books. Near the end they sold another 24 books. How many books were sold in all?

(61 + 7) + 24 = ?

A book fair sold 92 books.

Melanie worked 3 hours for 15 days. How many hours did she work in total?

3 x 15 = ?

Melanie worked for 45 hours.

Priya bought 6 bags of 10 marbles. She then gave 21 marbles to her friend. How many marbles does Priya have left?

(6 x 10) - 21 = ?

Priya has 39 marbles left.

A chef prepared 6 orders of 12 prawns. The chef had 3 leftover prawns. How many prawns did the chef have before cooking them?

(6 x 12) + 3 = ?

The chef has 75 prawns.

Benny harvested 9 patches of 16 carrots. Rabbits ate 12 carrots before he could store them away. How many carrots does Benny have now?

(16 x 9) - 12 = ?

Benny has 132 carrots in total.