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Addition and subtraction word problems

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  • There are two stacks of presents for Jack and Ashley. There are 15 presents in one stack and 18 in another stack. How many presents in total are there?
    33 Presents
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  • There were 21 children at his party. 16 of them were picked up. The rest of them walked home on their own. How many children walked home?
    5 children
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  • Jack receives a box of Lego mini-figures. It comes with 12 mini-figures. He already had 9 of them. How many Lego mini-figures does he have now?
    21 lego figures
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  • There were 21 children at his party. Alvin’s mother prepared 30 loot bags. Each child only took one loot bag. How many loot bags were left?
    9 bags
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  • She has 30 boxes of crayons. How many more boxes of crayons are there than the number of students?
    8 boxes
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  • Judy had 28 pairs of scissors. A group of students borrowed 9 pairs for arts and crafts but only returned 7 pairs. How many pairs of scissors does she have left?
    26 pairs
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  • There were 7 first-grade English books and 5 second-grade English books on the shelf. Some students borrowed 4 first-grade English books. How many first-grade English books were still on the shelf?
    3 books
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  • Mrs. Hilt met 15 friends. Nine of the friends were carrying pears. The rest were carrying oranges. How many friends were carrying oranges?
    6 people
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  • Mrs. Hilt spent 25 cents on one caramel apple and 15 cents on one ice cream cone. How much more did the apple cost?
    10 cents
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  • Mrs. Hilt gave 2 pieces of candy to each student in the group. The group had a total of 9 students in it. How many pieces of candy did Mrs. Hilt give away?
    18 pieces of candy
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  • Mrs. Hilt bought 2 pizzas. Each pizza had 8 slices. How many total slices of pizza did she have?
    16 slices
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  • Ms. Jackson put 5 magazines on the table. Charles, a teacher, took 3 of them and put them back on the shelf. How many magazines were left on the table?
    2 magazines
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  • There were 9 sheets of plain paper in Ms. Jackson’s drawer. She took out 5 sheets to give to some of her students. How many sheets of plain paper were left in the drawer?
    4 sheets of paper
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  • Mrs. Hilt made 5 Rice Krispie Treats. She used 8 large marshmallows and 10 mini marshmallows. How many marshmallows did she use altogether?
    18 marshmallow
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  • At Mrs. Hilt's house, there was 29 inches of snow, and Brecknock Elementary School received 17 inches of snow. How much more snow did Mrs. Hilt's house have?
    12 more inches of snow
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