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11 Solve these word problems.

(a) A school has 638 students. 216 new admissions join the school. How many
students are there in the school now?

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Students

New admissions +

Students now

Answer: Now there are students in the school.

(b) Fishing boat A caught 173 fish. Fishing boat B caught 87 fish. Fishing boat

C caught 214 fish. How many fish did the three boats catch in all?

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Boat A

Boat B

Boat C +

Total

Answer: The three boats together caught fish.

(c) The total marks scored by Nancy are 43 more than Ameesh’s. If Ameesh’s
total marks are 367, how many marks has Nancy scored?

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Ameesh’s marks

Nancy’s extra marks +

Nancy’s marks

Answer: Nancy’s marks are .

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