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More
Fewer
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100

Aaden had 3 books.  Serenity had 5 books.  How many books did they have in all?

They had 8 books in all. 

100

Mr. Puentes has 6 ties.  2 are red and the rest are blue. How many blue ties does he have?

He has 4 blue ties. 

100

Mrs. Largie read 5 books.  Ms. Curley read 7 books. How many more books did Ms. Curley read than Mrs. Largie?

Ms. Curley read 2 more books than Mrs. Largie.

100

Mr. Means has 7 clown suits.  Mr. Puentes has 5 fewer clown suits than Mr. Means.  How many clown suits does Mr. Puentes have?

Mr. Puentes has 2 clown suits. 

100

Malleus has a plate of 5 vegetables. Some are peas and some are carrots. How many of each could there be?

1, 4

2, 3

3, 2

4, 1

200

Mrs. Sammut had 9 stickers. She gave some to her students.  Now, she has 3 stickers.  How many stickers did she give to her students?

Mrs. Sammut gave 6 stickers to her students.

200

Gianni had 10 cookies.  He ate 6 of them.  How many cookies does he have now?

He has 4 cookies now.

200

4 kids were swimming in the pool.  3 more kids hopped in.  How many kids are in the pool now?

7 kids are in the pool now.

200

Ms. O has 3 cats. Her sister has 2 fewer cats than Ms. O. How many cats does Ms. O's sister have?

Ms. O's sister has 1 cat.

200

There were 6 apples on the table.  Some were green and some were red.  How many of each could there be?

1, 5

2, 4

3, 3

4, 2

5, 1

300

Write a number sentence to show how to solve the following:


My teacher gave me 3 star stickers, 5 heart stickers, and 2 smiley face stickers.  How many stickers do I have all together?

3+5+2=10

300

Shaylon had some books in his backpack.  He got 4 more from the library.  Now he has 9 books.  How many books did he have in his backpack to start?

He had 5 books in his backpack to start.

300

There were 5 kids at Henry's party.  Some more came after dinner. Then there were 9. How many kids came to Henry's party after dinner?

4 more kids came after dinner.

300

Bintou took 8 books from the library. Ashton took 3 fewer books than Bintou. How many books did Ashton take from the library?

Ashton took out 5 books from the library. 

300

Sameer has 9 dresses. Some are blue and some are white. How many of each could there be?

1, 8

2, 7

3, 6

4, 5

5, 4

6, 3

7, 2

8, 1

400

Mekhi has 5 video games. Omari has 5 video games too! How many video games do they have altogether?

They have 10 video games altogether.

400

Madison has 7 baby dolls. 5 of them have brown hair. The rest of them have black hair. How many of Madison's baby dolls have black hair?

2 have black hair.

400

Christopher has 3 hats.  Eden has 4 more hats than Christopher.  How many hats does Eden have?

Eden has 7 hats.

400

Emily has 4 erasers. Matthew has 2 fewer erasers than Paige. How many erasers does Matthew have?

Matthew has 2 erasers.

400

Paris has 4 hats. Some are black and some are green. How many of each could there be?

1, 3

2, 2

3, 1

500

Josiah has 10 candy bars. Marquis has 4 candy bars. How many do they have altogether?

They have 14 candy bars altogether.

500

Janique has 8 slices of pizza. She ate 2 of them. How many slices of pizza does she have now?

She has 6 slices of pizza now.

500

Thelonious did 6 jumping jacks. Ms. Curley did 5 more jumping jacks than Thelonious. How many jumping jacks did Ms. Curley do?

Ms. Curley did 11 jumping jacks. 

500

Ms. Mollica has 8 ornaments. Ms. Ronga has 2 fewer ornaments than Ms. Mollica. How many ornaments does Ms. Ronga have?

Ms. Ronga has 6 ornaments.

500

There were 12 bugs outside! Some were flies and some were spiders. How many of each could there be?

1, 11

2, 10

3, 9

4, 8

5, 7

6, 6

7, 5

8, 4

9, 3

10, 2

11, 1

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