Animal Adventures
There are 4 kittens in a shelter. 3 kittens were dropped off. How many cats are there now?
7 cats
4 + 3 = 7
Mia has some books. She gets 5 more books and now has 13. How many books did she start with?
8 books
13 - 5 = 8
Colt has 12 balloons. Evan pops 5 balloons. How many balloons does Colt have left?
7 balloons
12 − 5 = 7
Some students are standing. 3 more students join them. Now there are 9 students. How many students were standing at the beginning?
6 students
9 - 3 = 6
There are 15 fish swimming in a fish tank. Some fish are red, and 8 fish are blue. How many fish are red?
BONUS CHALLENGE (+50 POINTS): Can your team write a different equation using the same three numbers that also gives a correct answer?
7 fish
15 - 8 = 7
BONUS EQUATIONS
8 + 7 = 15
7 + 8 = 15
15 − 7 = 8
There are 8 ducks swimming in a pond. Five more ducks fly into the pond. How many ducks are in the pond now?
13 ducks
8 + 5 = 13
Lily had some pencils in her pencil box. She gave 6 pencils to her friends. Now she has 9 pencils left. How many pencils did she have at the beginning?
15 pencils
9 + 6 = 15
Emma has 8 red balloons and 6 blue balloons for her birthday party. How many balloons does Emma have altogether?
14 balloons
8 + 6 = 14
There are 14 dinosaurs. Sydney gives some away. 8 dinosaurs are left. How many dinosaurs did Sydney give away?
6 dinosaurs
14 - 6 = 8
Mason had 16 toy cars. He gave away some to Wyatt. Now he has 9 left. How many did he give away? Explain your answer.
7 cars
16 - 7 = 9
There are 6 birds on the boardwalk. Some more birds fly in. Now there are 15 birds. How many birds flew in?
9 birds
6 + 9 = 15
Noah had some stickers. He gave away 7 stickers to Lucy and has 8 left. How many stickers did Noah start with?
15 stickers
7 + 8 = 15
Ava had 16 cookies. She gave some away and has 9 left. How many cookies did she give away?
7 cookies
16 - 9 = 7
There are 11 cookies on a plate. Jake eats 4 cookies. How many cookies are left?
7 cookies
11 − 4 = 7
Mrs. Thomas had 18 stickers. She gave 6 away, then got 4 more. How many does she have now?
16 stickers
18 - 6 = 12
12 + 4 = 16
Austin had some toy cars. He gave 7 toy cars to Owen. Now he has 9 toy cars left. How many toy cars did Austin have at the beginning?
BONUS CHALLENGE (+50 POINTS): Draw a picture that shows how Austin's toy cars were divided into two groups.
16 toy cars
7 + 9 = 16
Brodhi had 17 cupcakes at his birthday party. 5 cupcakes fell. Then his dad brought 6 more cupcakes. How many cupcakes does Brodhi have now?
BONUS CHALLENGE (+100 POINTS): Your team must write two equations showing what happened to Brodhi's cupcakes.
18 cupcakes
17 - 5 = 1212 + 6 = 18