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There were 3 12 of bags of flour in the kitchen. 4 12 bags of flour were delivered. How many bags of flour are there in total?  \n2. 9 cartons of milk were delivered to the kitchen, but an assistant spilled 2 58 cartons of milk. Together with the 4 18 cartons of milk that were in the fridge, how many cartons of milk are there in total?  \n3. There were 534 crates of eggs but 14 of a crate of eggs was broken. 3 assistants then checked the rest of the eggs and found that 214 crates of the eggs were rotten. How many crates of good eggs were left?  \nReading and Math for K-5 © [www.k5learning.com](www.k5learning.com)  \n4. There is 910 of a kilogram of ground beef and 710 of a kilogram of ground pork in the freezer and an assistant is defrosting 2 310 kilograms of ground beef. How much ground beef is there in total?  \n5. There are two identical fridges for desserts. One of the fridges has 58 of its room left and the other fridge is only 18 full. How much room is left?  \n6. The chef was supposed to arrive at the restaurant 2 512 hours before the restaurant opens. However, he was 1 112 hour late. How many hours did the chef have to prepare before the restaurant opens?  \nReading and Math for K-5 © [www.k5learning.com](www.k5learning.com)  \nAnswers  \n1. 3 12 + 4 12 = 8  \nThere are 8 bags of flour in total.  \n2. 9 − 2 58 + 4 18 = 10 48 (􀝋􀝎 10 12 ) There are 10 12 cartons of milk in total.  \n3. 5 34 − 14 − 2 14 = 3 14 3 14 crates of eggs were left.  \n4. ~~ ~~910 + 2 310 = 3 210 (􀝋􀝎 3 15 )  \nThere are 3 15 kilograms of ground beef in total.  \n5. ~~ ~~58 + 78 = 1 48 (􀝋􀝎 1 12 )  \nThere is an equivalent of 1 12 room left.  \n6. 2 512 − 1 112 = 1 412 (􀝋􀝎 1 13 )  \nHe had 1 13 hours to prepare before the restaurant opens.","cbCaihueRZHJdstK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihueRZHJdstK","pdf",71928,"English","# Word Problems\n## Practice Exercises\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"How many bags of flour are there in total if 3 1/2 bags were initially present and 4 1/2 bags were delivered?\",\"answer\":\"There are 8 bags of flour in total, calculated by adding 3 1/2 and 4 1/2.\"},{\"question\":\"In the third problem, how many crates of good eggs remain after accounting for broken and rotten ones?\",\"answer\":\"There are 3 1/4 crates of good eggs left, determined by subtracting the broken and rotten amounts from the initial 5 3/4 crates.\"},{\"question\":\"How much time did the chef have to prepare before the restaurant opened if they were 1 1/12 hours late for a 2 5/12 hour arrival time?\",\"answer\":\"The chef had 1 1/3 hours to prepare, calculated by subtracting the delay from the intended arrival time.\"}]","Grade 4 Word Problems - Adding and Subtracting Fractions | PDF"]