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PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITY PSS031
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[one] Steve earned $50.00 by delivering newspapers. He spent $25.00 on 2 new books. He also gave $2.00 to his sister so she could go to a magic show. Next, Steve decided to put $20.00 in the bank. How much money did Steve have left in his pocket?

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[two] Harriet was travelling from her school to her house. The distance between her school and her house is 7km. She had already biked 3km, so how much further did she have to bike?

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[three] Carly enjoyed playing marbles because she was a very skilful player. Unfortunately, she had three bad games one day. In the first game, she lost 8 marbles. In the second game, she lost 5 marbles, and then she lost 11 more marbles in the last game. If she started with 33 marbles, how many did she have left after those three games?

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[four] Ben had a fortnight to complete an important assignment. After 3 days, he hadn't started yet. After another week, he still hadn't started. How long did Benn have left to finish his assignment?

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[five] Wayne and Lucy were looking forward to Christmas. If the date was December 9th, how many days were there until Christmas?

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