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Daniel found 8 rugby balls in the storeroom. Mr. Adams said there should be a total of 11 rugby balls. How many rugby balls were missing?
11 – 8 = 3
Mr. Adams found 5 soccer balls in the storeroom and Daniel found 9 soccer balls on the field. The soccer team captain passed by and told them he kept 4 soccer balls at home for next practice. How many soccer balls in total are there?
5 + 9 + 4 = 18
The first graders came to the library and borrowed 12 books and then the second graders came in to the library and borrowed 16 books. How many books in total were borrowed?
12 + 16 = 28
Graphic novels were very popular amongst the students. There were 5 graphics novels in the library, but 12 students said they were interested in borrowing them. The first 5 students can borrow the graphic novels. The rest would need to wait
12 – 5 = 7
Write the number sentence that fits this: “Emma ordered 26 new chapter books. Together with the 12 chapter books that the library had, the library would have a total of 38 early chapter books.”
26 + 12 = 38
There are 6 chef assistants and 2 servers. How many staff are working there?
6 +2 = 8
In the fridge, there are 4 stacks of chocolate puddings, 7 stacks of brownies and 5 stacks of pasta salad. How many stacks of dessert are there?
4 + 7 = 11
There are 9 pots of cream of mushroom and 8 pots of vegetable soup. How many pots of soup are there?
9 + 8 = 17
At the serving area, there are 5 trays of pasta with tomato sauce and 4 trays of pasta with cream sauce. How many trays of pasta are there?
5 + 4 = 9
Next to the 3 juice fountains, there are 5 tables. On the other side of the cafeteria, there are 7 tables. How many tables are there in total?
5 + 7 = 12
There are 4 violins in the store room and 3 violins on display. How many violins are there in total?
4 + 3 = 7
A new order of instruments comes in today. There are 8 guitars and 3 flutes from the order. Together with the 5 guitars that the store has, how many guitars are there in total?
8 + 5 = 13
2 boxes of music books are sent in from another supplier. In one box, there are 6 music books. In the other box, there are 9 music books. How many music books are there in total?
6 + 9 = 15
There were 4 pairs of headphones in the store. A customer comes in to return 2 pairs of headphones he bought last week. Now how many headphones are there in the store
4 + 2 = 6
Henry ordered 8 trumpets last week. Yesterday, he called the supplier and changed the order to add 6 more trumpets. How many trumpets did he order in total?
8 + 6 = 14
7 students in Ms. Merilyn’s class went on the trip and 3 students called in sick and could not go on the trip. How many students are there in her class?
7 + 3 = 10
