Addition
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100

5+12 =

17

100

18-5=

13

100

x + 15 = 26

x = 11

100

Mr. Lee is building a fence around his rectangular garden. The garden is 12 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fencing does he need to go all the way around?

40 feet (12 + 8 + 12 + 8 = 40)

100

Emma brought 24 soccer balls to practice. Her coach added 17 more soccer balls from the equipment room. How many soccer balls do they have in all?

 41 soccer balls

200

26+74=

90

200

68-49=

19

200

98 - p = 63

p = 35

200

Maya has a square picture frame. Each side of the frame is 6 inches long. What is the perimeter of the picture frame?

24 inches (6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24)

200

Marcus checked out 32 books from the library over the summer. He returned 18 books last week. How many books does Marcus still have?

14 books

300

159+83

242

300

756-243=

513

300

m + 25 + 12 = 50

m = 13

300

The school basketball court is 15 meters long and 10 meters wide. If you walk all the way around the edge of the court, how far will you walk?

50 meters (15 + 10 + 15 + 10 = 50)

300

Sarah baked 45 chocolate chip cookies and 38 oatmeal cookies for the school bake sale. How many cookies did she bake altogether?

83 cookies

400

471+242

713

400

842-762=

80

400

89 - 21 = r + 18

r = 50

400

Mrs. Garcia wants to put border trim around her rectangular classroom rug. The rug is 9 feet long and 5 feet wide. How many feet of trim does she need?

28 feet (9 + 5 + 9 + 5 = 28)

400

Mr. Johnson had 56 pencils in his classroom. His students used 29 pencils during art projects. How many pencils are left?

27 pencils

500

1050+387=

1437

500

2673-1422=

1251

500

15 - w = 4+5

w = 6

500

A square sandbox at the playground has sides that are 7 feet long. What is the perimeter of the sandbox?

28 feet (7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 28)

500

On a field trip, 67 students went to the science museum in the morning. In the afternoon, 34 students left early to go back to school. How many students stayed at the museum?

33 students