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100

25+34

59

100

75-25

50

100

Liz found 12 sea shells while walking the beach. Her sister found 15 shells. How many shells did they find in all?

12+15=27

100

Bill and Jill were fishing. Bill caught 8 fish and Jill caught 9 fish. How many fish did they catch altogether?

8+9=17

200

112+56

168

200

110-30

80

200

A shark has 300 teeth. He was so hungry, he accidentally bit into a piece of a sunken ship and broke off 100 teeth. How many teeth does he still have in his mouth?

300-100=200

200

Max was watching some sea turtles hatch on the beach. He saw 18 hatch and watched 9 walk to the ocean. How many are still on the beach?

9 turtles

300

45+36

81

300

85-49

36

300

A fisherman caught 250 fish in his net. Luckily, half of them escaped. How many fish are still stuck in the net?

250-125=125

300

One shark has 300 teeth. How many teeth do 3 sharks have altogether?

900

400

124+57

181

400

116-27

89

400

A sea turtle laid 195 eggs. Sadly, some black vultures snatched up 80 of the eggs. How many eggs survived?

195-80=115

400

14 clownfish were swimming in the ocean. They swam up to 6 jellyfish and 8 rainbow fish. How many fish are swimming together?

28 fish

500

756+423

1,179

500

974-555

419

500

A family of 4 were walking the beach and saw some starfish. If they each found 5 starfish, how many fish did they find in all?

5+5+5+5=20 OR 5x4=20

500
A school of 158 fish are hanging out at the coral cafe. Some of the fish left and now there are 97 fish at the cafe. How many fish swam away?

61 fish

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