Word Problems 1
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Mia had some seashells in her bucket. She found 7 more seashells. Now she has 25 seashells.
How many seashells did Mia have at first?
? + 7 = 25
?=18
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Eli found 16 sand dollars in the morning. He found some more in the afternoon. Altogether, he found 23 sand dollars.
How many did he find in the afternoon?
16 + ? = 23
?=7
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There are 28 beach balls at the beach shop. 19 are blue, and the rest are yellow.
How many beach balls are yellow?
19 + ? = 28
?=9
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Children built 24 sandcastles. 15 are near the water, and the rest are farther up the beach.
How many sandcastles are farther up the beach?
15 + ? = 24
?=9
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A beach stand has 27 towels. It rents 9 towels to families.
How many towels are left?
27 - 9 = ?
?=18
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Nora has 18 seashells. She drops 6.
How many seashells does Nora have now?
18 - 6 = ?
?=12
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There are 13 crabs near the rocks. Some walk away. Now there are 5 left.
How many crabs walked away?
13 - ? = 5
?=8
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There were some seagulls at the beach. 17 flew away. Now there are 5 left. How many seagulls were there to begin with?
? - 17 = 5
? = 22
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Kai has 6 more seashells than Ava. Ava has 17 seashells.
How many seashells does Kai have?
17 + 6 = ?
? = 23
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Liam built 5 fewer sandcastles than Zoe. Liam built 12 sandcastles.
How many sandcastles did Zoe build?
12 + 5 = ?
? = 17
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There are 21 red beach balls and 14 yellow beach balls.
How many fewer yellow beach balls are there than red beach balls?
21 - 14 = ?
? = 7
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There are 8 fewer crabs than seagulls on the beach. There are 26 seagulls.
How many crabs are there?
26 - 8 = ?
? = 18
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Mason has 14 seashells. He finds 8 more and then gives 6 seashells to his sister.
How many seashells does Mason have now?
Step 1: 14 + 8 = 22
Step 2: 22 - 6 = ?
?=16
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A beach shop has 12 beach balls. The owner gets 9 more and then sells 7.
How many beach balls are left?
Step 1: 12 + 9 =21
Step 2: 21 - 7 = ?
?=14
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Children build 16 sandcastles in the morning. 7 washed away and then they made 3 more. How many sandcastles are there?
Step 1: 16 - 7 = 9
Step 2: 9 + 3 = 12
Write the steps and then solve.
Ella collects 24 seashells at the beach. She gives 9 to her mother and 5 to her brother.
How many seashells does Ella have left?
Step 1: 24 - 9 = 15
Step 2: 15 - 5 = ?
? = 10
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Sophie collected 6 more shells than Ben. Ben collected 13 shells.
How many shells did they collect altogether?
Step 1: 13 + 6 = 19
Step 2: 19 + 13 =?
? = 32
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Leo has 4 fewer beach buckets than Maya. Maya has 11 buckets.
How many buckets do they have altogether?
Step 1: 11 - 4 = 7
Step 2: 7 + 11 = ?
? = 18
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Olivia found 7 more sand dollars than Noah. Noah found 9 sand dollars.
How many sand dollars did they find altogether?
Step 1: 9 + 7 =16
Step 2: 16 + 9 =25
Which equation represents the problem?
Caleb has $15. He earns $6 helping at the beach stand and then spends $8 on lunch.
How much money does Caleb have left?
A. 15 + 6 + 8 = ?
B. 15 - 6 + 8 = ?
C. 15 + 6 - 8 = ?
D. 15 - 6 - 8 = ?
C. 15 + 6 - 8 = ?