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There are 9 dogs in the dog park. 3 of them are brown, 2 are spotted, and the rest are white. How many dogs are white?
9 - 3 = 6
6 - 2 = 4
Tom and Fred each have 5 blocks. Their mom gives them 2 more blocks. How many total blocks do they have now?
5 + 5 = 10
10 + 2 = 12
There were 10 birds in the tree. A cat climbed the tree and 3 birds flew away. The cat jumped down, and 2 more birds flew away. How many birds were left in the tree?
Subtraction
There were 5 blue balloons and 3 red balloons. Then 2 balloons popped. How many balloons were left?
5 + 3 = 8
8 - 2 = 6
There were 8 birds in the tree. A cat climbed the tree and 3 birds flew away. The cat jumped down, and 1 more bird flew away. How many birds were left in the tree?
8 - 3 = 5
5 - 1 = 4
Tom has 3 yellow balloons and 4 orange balloons. Then Fred gave him 7 white balloons. How many balloons does Tom have now?
3 + 4 = 7
7 + 7 = 14
There are 13 dogs in the dog park. 5 of them are brown, 2 are spotted, and the rest are white. How many dogs are white?
Subtraction
There were 5 pink markers and 7 green markers on the table. Then 4 markers rolled to the floor. How many markers were left on the table?
5 + 7 = 12
12 - 4 = 8
There were 18 people in the pool. The bell rang and 7 children got out. Then 4 more people got out. How many people were left in the pool?
18 - 7 = 11
11 - 4 = 7
Fred has 3 blue markers and 6 green markers. Then he found 7 red markers. How many markers does he have now?
3 + 6 = 9
9 + 7 = 16
Sara had 19 grapes. Her friend gave her 8 more. Then her sister gave her 3 more. How many grapes does Sara have now?
Addition
Bill had 8 grapes. His mom gave him 7 more grapes. Then he gave 5 to his sister. How many grapes did Bill have left?
8 + 7 = 15
15 - 5 = 10
Sara had 10 grapes. Her friend gave her 8 more. Then her sister gave her 2 more. How many grapes does Sara have now?
10 + 8 = 18
18 + 2 = 20
Fred has 5 dollars from his mom and 6 dollars from his dad. His wants to buy a game that costs 15 dollars. How many more dollars does he need?
5 + 6 = 11
11 + ? = 15
11 + 4 = 14
There were 20 kittens at the shelter. On Monday, 5 more arrived. 4 more came in on Tuesday. How many kittens are in the shelter?
Addition
Kevin had 15 apples in a basket. He gave 7 apples to his friends. Then he picked 10 more. How many apples does he have now?
15 - 7 = 8
8 + 10 = 18
There were 11 kittens at the shelter. On Monday, 5 more arrived. 4 more came in on Tuesday. How many kittens are in the shelter?
11 + 5 = 16
16 + 4 = 20
Fred has 2 boxes of crayons. Each box has 8 crayons inside. Then his mom gave him 4 more crayons. How many total crayons does Fred have?
8 + 8 = 16
16 + 4 = 20
There were 18 people in the pool. The bell rang and 7 children got out. Then 4 more people got out. How many people were left in the pool?
subtraction
Sam had 12 cards and Ben had 7 cards. They lost 5 cards on the way to school. How many do they have left?
12 + 7 = 19
19 - 5 = 14