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100

Tara earned five dollars from her mom for doing chores and six dollars for babysitting her little sister. How much money does she have now?

Eleven dollars

100

10-4=

6


100

Manuel had 10 erasers. He lost 5. How many erasers does he have left?

5 erasers

100

Amy had 5 pencils, and found 3 more. How many pencils did she have altogether?

8 pencils

100

9+4

13

200

Mr. Harrison needs eight eggs to bake a cake and he only has four eggs. How many eggs does he need?

Four eggs

200

5-1=

4
200

Brody had 8 cats. 2 ran away. How many cats does Brody have left?

6 cats

200

There are 4 violins in the store room and 3 violins on display. How many violins are there in total?


7 violins

200

7+5=

12

300

What does "take-away" mean

subtract


300

9-3=

6

300

Chantal had 20 cents. She gave Mariana 10 cents. How many cents does she have left?

10 cents

300

The class had 15 books. Gavin brought 5 more books from home. How many books are there now?

20 books

300

10+6=

16

400

Hunter found six marbles in a cup. Later that week, Hunter won thirty marbles in a contest. How many marbles does Hunter have?

Thirty six marbles

400

16-6=

10
400

The shelter had 8 dogs. 4 dogs got adopted. How many dogs does the shelter have left?

4 dogs

400

Brody collected 20 bugs on monday and 10 bugs on Tuesday! How many bugs does Brody have?

30 bugs

400

20+10=

30

500

Sally had four buttons this morning. She lost one at the playground, and gave one to her sister. How many buttons does Sally's sister have?

one button


500

18-9=

9

500

Milya had 11 pieces of candy. She ate some lunch and now she has 7 pieces. How many pieces of candy did she eat?

4 peices of candy

500

Mrs. K had 23 students. One day, 4 students joined the class. How many students did she have in class that day?

27 students

500

40+11=

51