Addition or subtraction
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100

Sarah has 24 stickers. Her friend gives her 16 more stickers. How many stickers does Sarah have in total?

Addition


100

Mia collected 145 shells at the beach. Later, she found 82 more shells. How many shells does Mia have in total?

more, in total

addition

100

2,143 + 1,204 = ?

3347

100

Liam has 24 red balloons, 12 blue balloons, and 3 toy cars. How many balloons does Liam have in total?

3

200

There were 58 apples in a basket. 21 apples were eaten. How many apples are left?

subtraction

200

There were 320 students at the school concert. After some students left, 118 students remained. How many students left the concert?

left, remained

subtraction


200

5,621 − 2,310 = ?

3311

200

A baker made 45 cupcakes on Monday, 30 cupcakes on Tuesday, and wore size 9 shoes. How many cupcakes did the baker make in total?

9

300

A school collected 1,245 cans on Monday and 2,134 cans on Tuesday. How many cans did they collect in total?

addition


300

A pet store sold 1,245 fish in March and 2,310 fish in April. How many fish did the pet store sell altogether?

altogether

addition


300

3,456 + 2,789 = ?

6245


300

A zoo has 120 monkeys, 75 lions, and 4 green buses. How many animals are at the zoo?

4

400

A hockey team scored 3,412 goals this season. Another team scored 1,204 goals. How many more goals did the first team score?

subtraction

400

Jada read 2,450 pages this year. Her brother read 1,875 pages. How many more pages did Jada read than her brother?

how many more

subtraction

400

8,004 − 3,567 = ?

4437

400

A class raised $2,450 selling cookies and $1,275 selling popcorn. The teacher is 34 years old. How much money did the class raise in total?

34

500

A store sold 5,000 toys this year. Last year they sold 2,478 toys. How many more toys were sold this year than last year?

subtraction


500

A farmer picked 5,420 strawberries. After selling some strawberries, 2,315 strawberries were left. How many strawberries did the farmer sell?

left

subtraction


500

4,875 + 3,246 = ?

8121

500

A farmer picked 3,245 apples, 1,120 pears, and owns 2 tractors. How many pieces of fruit did the farmer pick altogether?

2