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100

19 = ___ + 9

10

100

Deysi drew a line that was 30 cm. Then, she added 38 more centimeters to her line. How long is the final line?

68 cm

100

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I had $20 to spend, and I bought a hat that cost $12. How much money do I have left?

20 - 12 = x

100

38 + 50

88

100

42 - 20

22

200

___ + 5 = 13

200

One piece of paper was 32 cm long. Another piece was 20 cm long. How much longer was the first piece than the second piece?

12 cm

200

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I read 38 pages in my book last night, and I read 37 more pages today. How many pages have I read in all?

38 + 37 = x

200

78 + 14 

92

200

56 - 35

21

300

6 + ____ = 19

13

300

Ms. Filegar read 48 pages last night. Ms. Felkl read 22 pages. How many more pages did Ms. Filegar read than Ms. Felkl?

26 pages

300

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Alyiah bought a shirt for $17 and she paid with a $50 bill. How much money did she get back?

50 - 17 = x OR 17 + x = 50

300

121 + 139

160

300

73 - 49

24

400

3 + 2 + 8 + 5 = ___

18

400

There were 27 black erasers and 14 yellow erasers. How many more black erasers were there?

13 
400

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I lined two pencils up together. The first pencil was 12 cm long and then second pencil was 18 cm long. How long were they together?

12 + 18 = x

400

234 + 139

373

400

134 - 29

105

500

9 + 6 = ___ + 10

5
500

The first side of a poster was 71 cm long. The second side was 38 cm long. How much longer was the first side?

33 cm

500

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A runner ran 121 miles in August, and ran 143 miles in September. How many more miles did he run in September?

143 - 121 = x or 121 + x = 143

500

643 + 327

970

500

622 - 389

233