Word Problems 3( Week 44 Practice) 1. On Monday, Smith had 588 cards. On Tuesday, he gave 288 cards to Julia. On Wednesday, Julia gave 204 cards back to Smith. He then divided the cards all he had into 3 equal stacks. How many cards were there in each stack? 2. Mary and her brother weigh 139 pounds together. She and her mother weigh 183 pounds together. If all three weigh 260 pounds together, then what is Mary's weight (in pounds)? 3. Ed had a total of $125. He divided them into 5 equal shares and spent one share on the first week. On the second week, he again divided the remaining money into 5 equal shares and spent one share on the second week. On the third week, he again divided the remaining money into 5 equal shares and spent one share on the week. How much money (in dollars) does he have left for the fourth week? 4. Helen and Emily weigh 119 pounds together. Emily and Alice weigh 115 pounds together. If all three girls weigh 180 pounds together, what is Emily's weight? 5. In a group of 40 students, 18 of them take French on Tuesday, 12 of them take Spanish on Wendsday. There are 5 students take both French and Spanish. How many students in the group take neither French nor Spanish? |