Jim had some money in his wallet. He paid $7 for a ticket to go to the movies, $4 for some popcorn and $2.00 for a soda. When he opened his wallet after the movies he saw that he only had a five dollar bill and 3 one dollar bills. How much money was in his wallet before going to the movies?
 

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Sue owns a share of stock. On Monday the price rose $4. On Tuesday it went up another $6, but on Wednesday the price fell $5 and it fell $2 on Thursday. Friday the stock gained another $2 to close at $27 for the week. What was the price of the stock when the market opened on Monday?
 

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One night Julie spent 20 minutes studying her Spanish, 30 minutes retyping an English paper, 25 minutes gathering the materials for an art project and 45 minutes doing her math homework. When she finished, she looked at the clock and it was 9:15. What time did she start doing her homework?

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Lauren wanted to buy a watch for $450.   Lauren would use a total of $75 in birthday money and $53 from other holiday gifts. She still didn't have enough. How many hours would Lauren have to work at her job paying $7 per hour to earn enough for the watch?
 

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