Word problems with extra or missing information
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✈️ Becky bought 6 bags of red potatoes and 12 bags of white potatoes. Each bag of potatoes weighed 15 kilograms.
How many kilograms of potatoes did Becky buy in all?
- 270
- 260
- 282
- There is not enough information to solve this problem.
- Sol: Multiply the weight of each bag by the total number of bags.
- 15 × (6 + 12) = 270
✈️ Braden bought 19 bags of red potatoes and 2 bags of white potatoes. Each bag of potatoes weighed 13 kilograms.
How many kilograms of potatoes did Braden buy in all?
- 272
- 284
- 273
- There is not enough information to solve this problem.
- Sol: Multiply the weight of each bag by the total number of bags.
- 13 × (19 + 2) = 273
✈️ Debbie bought 17 bags of white rice and 13 bags of brown rice. Each bag of rice weighed 12 kilograms.
How many kilograms of rice did Debbie buy in all?
- 470
- 370
- 360
- There is not enough information to solve this problem.
- Sol: Multiply the weight of each bag by the total number of bags.
- 12 × (17 + 13) = 360
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