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The school has 5 computers in the library. They buy some more computers. Now there are 12. How many computers does the school buy?
7 computers
Jana has 12 rocks in her collection.
Arnold has 5 fewer rocks.
How many rocks does Arnold have?
Arnold has 7 rocks.
The dentist has 8 red toothbrushes and 6 green ones. Then she buys 9 more red ones. How many red toothbrushes does she have now?
17 red toothbrushes
4+?=11
7
9-4=?
5
Alina has 17 beads. She USES 9 of them to make a bracelet. How many beads does she have left?
8 beads
Ben has 11 library books. If Ben returns 4 books, he will have as many library books as Dale. How many library books does Dale have?
Dale has 7 books.
Rosa has 5 gold coins and 6 silver coins in her collection. Her brother gives her 7 more gold coins. How many gold coins does Rosa have in all now?
12 gold coins.
3+9=
12
13-5=?
8
Erin wraps 6 party favors. She needs to wrap 15 favors in all. How many favors does she still have to wrap?
9 party favors
Shelley washes 14 cars. Amir washes 9 cars. How many more cars does Shelley wash than Amir?
5 more cars
Ms. Holcomb got 8 new stickers from Tommy the Desk Fairy on Monday. She also got 4 new stickers from the store. She got 9 new stickers from Tommy the Desk Fairy on Tuesday. How many new stickers did she get from Tommy the Desk Fairy?
17 stickers from Tommy
5+9=
14
?-7=11
18
There are 16 children at the playground. Some children go home. Now there are 7 children at the playground. How many children went home?
9 children went home
Gale has 6 peaches in her basket.
If she gets 5 more, he’ll have the same number of peaches as Carl.
How many peaches does Carl have?
Carl has 11 peaches
There were 12 lights on Mr. T's Christmas tree. Ms. Santiago has 4 lights on her tree. Then, 7 lights burnt out on Mr. T's tree. How many lights does his tree have now?
5 lights on Mr. T's tree
7+?=13
6
12-?=4
8
Lila has 6 stamps. Sam gives her some more stamps. Now Lila has 14 stamps. How many stamps did Sam give Lila?
8 stamps
Rob has 12 stamps.
Ann has 5 fewer stamps.
How many stamps does Ann have?
Ann has 7 stamps
There were 3 gingerbread men on the plate and 13 sugar cookies. You ate 5 sugar cookies. How many sugar cookies are left?
8 sugar cookies
?+?= 14
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?-?=4
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