Let's solve each word problem step by step and explain the solution clearly.
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1. Alex has 13 baseball cards, and he gives 8 of them to his brother. How many baseball cards does he have left?
Solution:
- Alex starts with
13 baseball cards.
- He gives away
8 cards.
- To find how many are left, subtract:
$ 13 - 8 = 5 $
✔ Answer: Alex has
5 baseball cards left.
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2. There are 16 students in a classroom, and 4 of them are absent today. How many students are present?
Solution:
- Total number of students:
16
- Number absent:
4
- To find how many are present, subtract:
$ 16 - 4 = 12 $
✔ Answer: 12 students are present.
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3. Emily has 15 colorful beads, and she wants to string them on a necklace with 4 beads on each string. How many strings of beads can she make, and how many beads will be left?
Solution:
- Total beads:
15
- Beads per string:
4
- Divide total beads by beads per string:
$ 15 ÷ 4 = 3 $ with a remainder of
3
This means:
- She can make
3 full strings (since $ 3 × 4 = 12 $ beads used)
- Leftover beads: $ 15 - 12 = 3 $
✔ Answer: She can make
3 strings, and
3 beads will be left.
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4. There are 18 cupcakes at the school bake sale. If 7 cupcakes are chocolate, and the rest are vanilla, how many vanilla cupcakes are there?
Solution:
- Total cupcakes:
18
- Chocolate cupcakes:
7
- Vanilla cupcakes = Total − Chocolate
$ 18 - 7 = 11 $
✔ Answer: There are
11 vanilla cupcakes.
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
5 baseball cards
2.
12 students present
3.
3 strings,
3 beads left
4.
11 vanilla cupcakes
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