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Mary Grace has 3 more Jolly Ranchers than Isabella. If Isabella has 10 Jolly Ranchers, how many do they have total?
10 + 3 = ?
Over the weekend, Jonas played 16 games of cards with his sister. If they played 7 games on Sunday, how many games did they play on Saturday?
a. 16 + 7 = ?
b. 7 - 16 = ?
c. 7 + ? = 16
C. 7 + ? = 16
How many erasers were llamas?
Ariel has 17 gizmos and gadgets galore. She has plenty, so she gave Flounder some. Now she has 8 gizmos. How many gizmos did she give to Flounder?
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Jasmin goes on 14 magic carpet rides. She was only scared on 6 of them. How many magic carpet rides was she excited on?
14 - 6 = 8
There is a total of 10 pages of homework. Rachel worked on some pages on Monday. If she has 3 pages left, how many pages did Rachel work on Monday?
10 - ? = 3
Sam the squirrel was gathering nuts for dinner. He picked 17 nuts from the ground. On the way back to his nest, he dropped 4. How many did he have left for his dinner?
a. 4 + 4 = ?
b. 17 - 4 = ?
c. 4 + 17 =?
B. 17 - 4 = ?
Kelly found 14 branches for the campfire. Justin found 18.
How many more branches did Justin find then Kelly?
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How many branches did they find altogether?
Dory gets lost a lot. She found some pink shells to make a path. She drops 8 and has 9 left. How many pink shells did she find in total?
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Lightning McQueen wins 6 races in a row. Mater challenged McQueen to win 14 races in a row. How many more races does McQueen need to win?
6 + 8 = 14
When Ethan stands on a box, he is 10 feet tall. If the box is 4 feet tall, how tall is Ethan?
10 - 4 = ?
Lila and her sister collected leaves outside. They found 19 leaves. Lila found 12 leaves. How many leaves did her sister find?
a. 12 + 2 = ?
b. 19 + ? = 12
c. 12 + ? = 19
C. 12 + ? = 19
Gru takes 101 minions to the mall. 38 minions get ice -cream cones and some do not.
How many did not get ice cream cones?
Andy is playing with his toys. Woody says ”There’s a snake in my boot” 16 times. Buzzy says “To infinity and beyond” 7 times. How many times did the toys say their catchphrase?
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The teacher had 27 desks in the classroom. She moved some into the hallway. Now, she has 13 left in the classroom. How many desks did the teacher remove?
27 - 14 = 13
Of the 7 problems, Braelyn finished 4 problems in class. How many problems did Braelyn have to complete after class?
4 + ? = 7
Chris put some ice cubes in his juice. On the way out to the pool, 4 of his ice cubes melted. There were 8 ice cubes left when Chris got to his chair. How many cubes did Chris start with?
a. ? - 4 = 8
b. 8 + ? = 4
c. 8 - 4 = ?
Belle checks out 16 books from the library. Gaston takes some from her. Now Belle has 7.
How many books did Gaston take?
Tarzan saves Jane and escapes 101 baboons. Some baboons are still looking for them. 38 baboons give up. How many baboons are still looking for them?
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Liam collected 56 shells from the beach. Mark also collected some shells. When they put their shells together, Liam and Mark had 96 shells. How many shells did Mark collect?
56 + 40 = 96
Bella scored 8 points in the second round. This made her total score 39. How many points did she score in the first round?
? + 8 = 39
There were 15 pieces of candy in Micah's kitchen. His mom used 8 to decorate a cake. How many pieces were left?
a. 15 + 8 = ?
b. 15 - 8 = ?
c. ? = 8 + 15
b. 15 - 8 = ?
Anna wants to build 7 snowmen. Elsa doesn’t want to but makes some. The sisters make 16 snowmen in total.
How many snowmen did Elsa make?
There are 101 Dalmatians. Cruella de Vil takes 38 of them. How many dogs did she not take?
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Josie had 159 marbles in a jar. She gave 126 to her best friend. How many marbles does Josie have in the jar now?
159 - 126 = 33