Rainbows
Five apples were on the table. I ate two apples. How many apples are on the table now?
3 apples
Five apples were on the table. I ate some apples. Then there were three apples. How many apples did I eat?
2 apples
Some apples were on the table. I ate two apples. Then there were three apples. How many apples were on the table before?
5 apples
A pet store had fifteen gerbils. If they sold seven of them, how many would they have left?
8 gerbils
At the arcade Henry had won seventeen tickets. If he used four to buy some toys, how many tickets did Henry have left?
13 tickets
Tom had $12. He spent $8 on new video games. How much money does he have now?
$4
A store had nineteen sodas. If they sold six of them, how many would they have left?
13 sodas
There were nine people on the bus. At the next stop two people got off. How many people are there on the bus now?
7 people
There were seventeen people on the bus. After the first stop there were three people left. How many people got off?
14 people
Ned owned eight video games. After selling some, he had four left. How many games did Ned sell?
4 video games
Mike had $11. After buying some new toys he had $8 left. How much did he spend on toys?
$3
Amy owned fifteen DVDs. She gave some to a friend. Now she has five. How many did she give to her friend?
10 DVDs
Will was picking up sticks from his yard. He picked up five but there were still three left. How many sticks were originally in the yard?
8 sticks
Robin picked seven apples from her tree. Now the tree has nine apples still on it. How many apples did the tree have to begin with?
16 apples
A chef used ten apples to make a pie. Now he has six apples left. How many apples did he have before he made the pie?
16 apples
At the arcade Henry spent five tickets on stuffed tiger. Then he had three left. How many tickets did Henry have to start with?
8 tickets