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100

7+1

8

100

7-3

4

100
Heather has 2 cucumbers in her fridge. She goes to the store and gets 3 tomatoes. How many vegetables does she have altogether? 

5 vegetables

100

Martha works at a daycare. She is taking care of 5 babies today. 3 babies go home at lunch time. How many babies is she taking care of now? 

2 babies

200

8+3

11


200

11-7

4

200

Sally is buying school supplies for her class. She has 4 markers in her classroom. She buys 7 more markers. How many markers does she have together? 

11 markers

200

Kyle has 9 buttons in a jar. He sews 3 of the buttons onto his jacket. How many buttons are left in the jar? 

6 buttons are left

300

 10
+4

14

300

  20
-10

10

300

20 people are lined up at a food truck. It is a very popular food truck. 7 more people get in line. How many people are waiting in line now? 

27 people are in line for the food truck

300

Karen has 15 shirts in her closet. She is donating some to Value Village. She takes 4 shirts out of her closet to be donated. How many shirts are still in her closet? 

11 shirts

400

  27
+11

38

400

  38
- 25

13

400

Roberta started reading her book yesterday. She read 13 pages. Today she read 14 pages. How many pages did she read in the book? 

27 pages

400

Francine has 8 pieces of gum. She give 1 piece each to Mark, Tom and Wendy.
How many pieces of gum does she have left? 

500

  64
+32

96

500

   145
-  123

22

500

Valerie has 2 cats and 2 dogs at her house. Her friend Victoria brings over her 2 cats and 1 dog to visit. How many animals are at Valerie's house now? 

7 animals!

500

Rose and Ted are putting stones around their garden. They have 28 stones in a pile. After they are done, they have 10 stones left. How many stones did they use for their garden? 

18 stones

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