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There were 36 horses on the ranch. 14 more horses were added. How many horses are on the ranch now?
36 + 14 = 50
There were 18 cardinals in the tree. 5 of them flew away. How many cardinals are left in the tree?
18 - 5 = 13
Trent has 11 pencils. 6 are short and the rest are long. How many pencils are long?
11 - 6 OR 6 + ? = 11
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There are 18 boys and 12 girls in the lunchroom. How many more boys are there than girls?
18 - 12 = 6
There were some bluefish in the pond. 21 more joined them. Now there are 33 bluefish in the pond. How many bluefish were in the pond to start?
? + 21 = 33
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There were 26 geese on the lake. 21 more geese joined them. How many geese are on the lake now?
26 + 21 = 47
There were 19 geese on the pond. 12 of them flew away. How many geese are left on the pond?
19 - 12 = 7
There are 14 bugs in the garden. 8 are ladybugs and the rest are ants. How many of the bugs are ants?
14 - 8 OR 8 + ? = 14
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Lucy has 16 grapefruits and Willow has 6 grapefruits. How many fewer grapefruits does Willow have than Lucy?
16 - 6 = 10
Ian had 33 blocks. John gave him 40 more. How many blocks does Ian have now?
33 + 40 = 73
There were 63 pigeons in the tree. 23 more pigeons joined them. How many pigeons are in the tree now?
63 + 23 = 86
There were 16 dolphins near the shore. 6 of them swam away. How many dolphins are left near the shore?
16 - 6 = 10
There are 16 kids in the lunchroom. 10 are boys and the rest are girls. How many of the kids are girls?
16 - 10 OR 10 + ? = 16
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Scott has 17 ribbons and Bella has 6 ribbons. How many more ribbons does Scott have than Bella?
17 - 6 = 11
There are 26 girls and 71 boys in the lunchroom. How many girls and boys are in the lunchroom all together?
26 + 71 = 97
Brett had 39 crayons. Eva gave him 19 more. How many crayons does Brett have now?
39 + 19 = 58
Ian had 19 shirts. he gave 9 of them to Ava. How many shirts does Ian have left?
19 - 9 = 10
Andy has 12 blocks. 5 are orange and the rest are blue. How many blocks are blue?
12 - 5 OR 5 + ? = 12
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There are 15 quarters and 6 nickels in the jar. How many fewer nickels are there than quarters?
15 - 6 = 9
Ella has 17 ribbons. 9 are short and the rest are long. How many ribbons are long?
9 + ? = 17 OR 17 - 9 =
8
There were 10 salmon in the pond. 31 more salmon joined them. How many salmon are in the pond now?
10 + 31 = 41
David had 15 action figures. he gave 8 of them to Brett. How many action figures does David have left?
15 - 8 = 7
There are 19 animals in the zoo. 5 are tigers and the rest are cougars. How many of the animals are cougars?
19 - 5 OR 5 + ? = 19
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Kat has 13 sticks and Molly has 6 sticks. How many more sticks does Kat have than Molly?
13 - 6 = 7
Dawn has 11 shirts and Mark has 6 shirts. How many fewer shirts does Mark have than Dawn?
11 - 6 = 5