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Tommy had ____ baseball cards. Beth gave him ____ more baseball cards. Now how many baseball cards does Tommy have?
(5,6)(12, 13)(22,19)
Number Sentence: ______
Tommy has ______baseball cards now.
There were ____ kids on the soccer field. ____ kids decided to join in. Now how many kids are on the soccer field?
(4, 5)(11,14)(13,19)
Number Sentence: ______
There are ______kids on the soccer field now.
There were ____ pennies in the piggy bank. You put ____ more pennies in the piggy bank. Now how many pennies are in the piggy bank?
(3,5)(15,10)(51, 42)
Number Sentence: ______
There are ____ pennies in the piggy bank.
There are ____ crayons in your pencil box. Your mom buys you another pack of _____ crayons. How many crayons will you have all together?
(4,8)(11,12)(24, 72)
Number Sentence: ______
I have ____ crayons all together.
Finn has ____ goldfish. ____ of the goldfish died. How many goldfish are left?
(9,4)(18,12)(20, 13)
Number Sentence: ______
There are ____ goldfish left.
You have ____ M&M candies. You eat ____ of them. How many M&M candies are left?
(9,4)(15,11)(28,6)
Number Sentence: ______
There are ____ M&M candies left.
There are ____ kids on the school bus. ____ kids get off the bus. How many kids are left on the school bus?
(8,6) (15, 5) (58,22)
Number Sentence: ______
There are ____ kids on the school bus.
____ birds are looking for worms in the grass. ____ of the birds fly away. How many birds are left looking for worms on the grass?
(7,5)(12,3)(31,18)
Number Sentence: ______
There are ____ birds left looking for worms on the grass.
You have ____ pieces of candy in your Halloween bucket. You get ____ more pieces of candy from Trick or Treating. Now how many pieces of candy are in your Halloween bucket?
(2,8)(20,16)(88, 53)
Number Sentence: ______
I have ____ pieces of candy in my Halloween bucket.
Tom has ____ books. Sue gives her ____ more. How many books does Tom have now?
(5,5)(13,17)(42,14)
Number Sentence: ______
Tom has ____ books now.
Kim had ____ books. She gave ____ to Melissa. How many books does Kim have now?
(10,4)(20,10)(64,12)
Number Sentence: ______
Kim has ____ books now.
Jane has ____ black sheets of drawing paper and ____ yellow sheets of drawing paper. How many pieces of drawing paper does she have?
(6,4)(18,17)(77, 32)
Number Sentence: ______
Jane has ____ pieces of drawing paper all together.
Mark has ____ pieces of candy. ____ pieces are bubble gum. The rest are Skittles. How many pieces of candy are Skittles?
(8,3) (22,6)(83,41)
Number Sentence: ______
Mark has ____ Skittles.
Robin had ____ pieces of gum. Her brother gave her some more pieces of gum. Now Robin has ____ pieces of gum. How many pieces of gum did Robin’s brother give her?
(5,10)(15,23)(17,50)
Number Sentence: ______
Robin’s brother gave her ____ pieces of gum.
You have ____ Legos. I give you some more Legos. Now you have ___ Legos. How many Legos did I give you?
(8,16)(22,33)(72, 95)
Number Sentence: ______
I gave you ____ Legos.
Mrs. Johnson has ____ dollars. How many more dollars will she have to earn to have ____ dollars?
(4,17)(32,45)(83, 99)
Number Sentence: ______
Mrs. Johnson has to earn ____ more dollars.
Bobby has ____ books. Nicole has ____ books. How many more books does Bobby have then Nicole?
(9,5)(18,12)(74,38)
Number Sentence: ______
Bobby has ____ books more than Nicole.
Mrs. Yee has ____ students. Mr. Petersen has ____ students. How many more students does Mr. Petersen have than Mrs. Yee?
(7,12)(31,38)(24,30)
Number Sentence: ______
Mr. Petersen has ____ more students than Mrs. Yee.
Sara has ____ crackers. Mary has ____ crackers. How many fewer crackers does Mary have than Sara?
(17,13) (40,20)(62,27)
Number Sentence: ______
Mary has ____ fewer crackers than Sara.
Tommy had some balloons. His mom gave him ____ more balloons on his birthday. Now he has ___ balloons. How many balloons did Tommy have to start with?
(9,15)(32,40)(75,82)
Number Sentence: ______
Tommy had ____ balloons to start with.
A bird had some worms for her babies. She found ____ more worms to feed her babies. Now she has ____ worms for her babies. How many worms did the bird have at the start?
(5,8)(19,34)(44,58)
Number Sentence: ______
The bird had ____ worms to start with.
Jack had ____ apples. Jill had ____ apples. Together they have how many apples?
(7,6)(14,7)(31,8)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
Charlie raked ____ piles of leaves. Julie raked ____ piles of leaves. How many piles of leaves did they rake altogether?
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
I have some marbles. I buy ____ more marbles at the store. Now I have ____ marbles. How many marbles did I have to start with?
(6,8)(14,20)(63,88)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
Big Bear got ____ inches of snow. Mammoth got ____ inches more than Big Bear. How many inches did Mammoth get?
(4,3) (17, 5)(42, 12)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
Miguel scored ____ goals. Mia scored ____ more goals than Miguel. How many goals did Mia score?
(7,5)(14,4)(22, 8)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
Molly returned ____ books to the library. Kevin returned ____ more books than Molly. How many books did Kevin return?
(8,3)(13, 2) (23, 12)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
Bob’s dog had ____ puppies. They sold some puppies. Now there are ____ puppies left. How many puppies did Bob sell?
(8,3)(12, 4)(26,10)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
Pam had some coins in her bank. Then she found ____ coins on the sidewalk. Now she has ____ coins. How many coins did Pam have to start with?
(3,6) (5,20)(8,32)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
Kate has ____ yellow apples. She also has ____ red apples. How many more yellow apples than red apples does Kate have?
(9,6)(15,10)(21, 12)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
Abbie had ____ books. Then her mom bought her some more. Abbie now has ____ books. How many books did her mom buy her?
(4,8) (7,12)(15,27)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
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Sally had ____ brownies for sale at the bake sale. People bought some of her brownies. Now she has ____ brownies left. How many brownies did people buy?
(9,2)(18,8)(27,6)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
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There were ____ kids on Daniel’s team and ____ kids on Joshua’s team. How many kids were playing soccer in all?
(5,7)(13,15)(17,20)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
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There were ____ penguins in the water. On land there were ____ more penguins than in the water. How many more penguins are on the land?
(7,6)(12,11)(32,16)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
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Henry is sorting pictures of Mary. He puts ____ pictures in each box. How many boxes will he need for ____ pictures?
(2,4) (5,15)(10,20)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
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____ kids were playing soccer. ____ more joined them. How many kids are playing soccer now?
(5,7)(17,16)(36,23)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
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Sam has a collection of ____ cars. He has ____ more cars than Tom. How many cars does Tom have?
(9,5)(16,13)(32,43)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
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Dad had some tools in his shed. Then, Uncle John gave him ____ more tools for his birthday. Now Dad has ____ tools. How many tools did Dad have to start with?
(4,10)(17,29)(23,62)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
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The teacher is putting pencils into boxes. She can put ____ pencils in each box. How many boxes will she need for ____ pencils?
(4,16)(25,75)(12, 144)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
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The library was missing ____ books. People brought back some of the books. Now the library is only missing ____ books. How many books were returned?
(15,4)(37,12)(64, 27)
Number Sentence: ______
Solution: ______
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