putting together
Emily picks some blackberries.
She eats 14 blackberries. She has 19 blackberries left.
How many blackberries did she pick in the beginning?
33 blueberries
Marco has 56 colored pencils. He loses 24 pencils. How many colored pencils does Marco have left?
32 colored pencils
Caleb is 17 years old. His sister is 12 years
younger. How old is Caleb’s sister?
5 years old
Mary has some game tickets. She gives away 21 tickets and now has 18 tickets left. How many tickets did she have at first?
39 tickets
Erika saw 12 frogs on a lily pad and 7 frogs in the mud. If 9 of the frogs hop away, how many frogs will be left?
10 frogs
Luke caught 37 fish, and Tom caught 39 fish. How many fish did they collect in all?
76 fish
Aidan has 46 building blocks.
He uses 27 for a project.
How many building blocks does Aidan have left?
19 building blocks
The second grade has 14 more students than the first grade. The second grade has 54 students. How many students does the first grade have?
40 students
A field has 64 trees in it. 23 trees are new, and the rest are old. How many trees are old?
41 old trees
There are 8 red birds and 35 brown birds in a tree. If 11 more birds come, how many birds will there be in all?
54 birds
Marla collects 35 seashells. Paul collects 14 seashells. Mike collects 23 seashells. How many seashells did they collect altogether?
72 seashells
Anita has $48. She spends $17 and saves the rest. How much does Anita save?
$31
There are 11 more adults than children at a
craft fair. There are 54 adults at the craft
fair. How many children are at the craft fair?
43 children
Dylan and his friends had some
blueberries. They ate 39 blueberries.
They have 21 blueberries left. How many
blueberries did Dylan and his friends have
at first?
60 blueberries
Carmen found 22 shells on Monday and 34 shells on Tuesday. She found 9 more shells on Wednesday. How many shells did she have then?
65 shells
Norma earns $36 babysitting and $56 house sitting one month. How much money did Norma earn?
$92
Mary has a thread box that holds 96 spools of thread.
She already has 57 spools in the thread box.
How many more spools of thread can Mary fit into the thread box?
39 spools of thread
Addison made a sculpture
with 18 more rocks than James. Addison’s
sculpture had 42 rocks. How many rocks did
James’s sculpture have?
24 rocks
Connor has 39 sheets of green paper and some sheets of yellow paper. He has 78 sheets of paper in all. How many yellow sheets of paper does Connor have?
39 yellow sheets
There are 46 test questions. Kareem answers 15 of the questions. Then he answers 7 more. How many more does Kareem still need to answer?
24 questions
I read 21 pages of my English book yesterday in just 45 minutes. Today, I read 117 pages. What is the total number of pages that I read?
138 pages
Peter buys a shirt and a pair of pants for $135. He gave the cashier $200. How much change does Peter get back?
$65
Andrew has 63 more beanbags than Evan. Andrew has 195 beanbags. How many beanbags does Evan have?
132 beanbags
Erin has 51 books on her bookshelf. She gives some to friends and now has 34 books left. How many books did she give away?
17 books
Bill caught 126 fish and threw 18 fish back. He caught 12 more fish. How many fish does Bill have now?
120 fish