I had 8 muffins. I ate 3 of them. How many muffins do I have left?
8-3=5
5 muffins
I saw 5 bugs. Some ran away and now I see 1 bug. How many bugs ran away?
5-4=1
4 bugs
Mike had some cards. He gave away 5. Now he has 4 cards left. How many cards did he start with?
9-5=4
9 cards
I have 7 cakes. Some are vanilla and some are chocolate. How many could be vanilla? How many could be chocolate?
___+___=7
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Mary had some water bottles. She gave away 3. Now she has 5 water bottles. How many did she have to begin with?
8-3=5
8 water bottles
I saw 3 ducks on the lake. 4 more ducks flew over and landed on the lake. How many ducks are on the lake now?
3+4=7
7 ducks
Jane had 2 dimes. Her mom gave her some more. Now she has 8 dimes. How many did her mom give her?
2+6=8
6 dimes
Mom has some candies. Lila gave her 3 more candies. Now she has 10 candies. How many candies did mom start with?
7+3=10
7 candies
Timmy has 8 pets. 5 are dogs and the rest are snakes. How many snakes does Timmy have?
5+3=8
3 snakes
Carlos had 4 dogs. He adopted some more dogs. Now he has 7 dogs. How many dogs did he adopt?
4+3=7
3 dogs
There were 10 ants crawling on the ground. 4 ants went into their ant hill. How many ants are still crawling around?
10-4=6
6 ants
There were 3 cats in the house. Then some more cats came to the house. Now there are 6 cats. How many cats came to the house?
3+3=6
3 cats
Tyson had some hotdogs. He ate 4 of them. Now he has 2 left. How many hotdogs did Tyson start with?
6-4=2
6 hotdogs
Jeremy has 9 jackets. Some are yellow and 6 are red. How many jackets are yellow?
3+6=9
3 yellow jackets
Lily had some bagels. She bought 4 more bagels. Now she has 10 bagels! How many bagels did she have to start with?
6+4=10
6 bagels
There were 10 elephants in a field. 4 ran away. How many elephants are left?
10-4=6
6 elephants
I have 9 gems. I gave some to my friend and now I have 6 gems left. How many did I give to my friend?
9-3=6
3 gems
Jamie had some hair bows. She bought 4 more. Now she has 7 hair bows. How many hair bows did she start with?
3+4=7
3 hairbows
Mani has 7 lollipops. Some are fruit punch and some are sour berry. How many could be fruit punch? How many could be sour berry?
___+___= 7
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Terri had 3 charms. Her sister gave her 6 more. How many charms does she have now?
3+6=9
9 charms
Dad made 7 sandwiches. 5 of them got eaten. How many sandwiches are left?
7-5=2
2 sandwiches left
I had 6 books. I turned some back in to the library. Now I have 1 book. How many books did I turn back in to the library?
6-5=1
5 books
Cameron had some toy cars. He gave 4 of them to his little brother. Now he only has 3 left. How many did he start with?
7-4=3
7 cars
There are 8 butterflies. 3 of them are yellow and the rest of them are blue. How many are blue?
3+5=8
5 blue butterflies
There were 9 fish swimming in a lake. 5 of them had spots and the rest did not. How many didn't have spots?
5+4=9
4 fish