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Sam had 779 pennies in his bank. He spent 507 of his pennies. How many pennies does he have now?
272
There are 111 rose bushes currently in the park. Park workers will plant 120 more rose bushes today. How many rose bushes will the park have when the workers are finished?
231
Dan has 786 blue balloons. He gave Nancy 502 of the balloons. How many blue balloons does he have now?
284
Benny picked 126 apples and Sandy picked 113 apples from the apple tree. How many apples were picked in all?
239
There were some scissors in a drawer. Sara placed 119 more scissors in the drawer. If there are 256 scissors in the drawer, how many were in there at the beginning?
137
Nancy found 600 seashells on the beach with her friends. She lost 53 before she made it home. How many seashells does she have now?
547
Joan likes to collect coins. Joan got 18 coins from her brother, 32 coins from her mother, as well as 27 coins from Keith. However, Joan lost 31 coins. How many coins does Joan have in her piggybank?
46
John wants 120 cupcakes for his party. John has already made 24 fudge cupcakes, and 60 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes does John need to make?
36
At the fair, Fred wants to ride a rollercoaster that costs 16 tickets, a bumper car that costs 21 tickets, and a merry-go-round that costs 17 tickets. Fred had 26 tickets, but lost 5 of them on a ride. How many more tickets does he need?
33
Sara had 235 wolf stickers. Sara gave 49 stickers to John, 71 stickers to her sister and an additional 42 stickers to Mike. How many stickers does Sara still have?
73
Sandy made 3 different stacks of wooden blocks. The 1st stack was 4 blocks high, the 2nd stack was 9 blocks higher than the 1st, and the 3rd stack was 4 blocks higher than the 2nd. In total, how many blocks did she use for all 3 stacks?
34
For football season, Mary decided to buy 36 balls, 25 pairs of shorts, as well as 33 pairs of football shoes. In total, how many objects did Mary buy for football season?
94
Fred wants several different color plates for his birthday. He wants to get 96 red plates, 84 orange plates, and some black plates. In total, he wants 252 plates. How many black plates should he get?
72
Joan has a few errands to run before school. She walks 10 blocks to the museum, 8 blocks to the grocery store, and 7 blocks to get to school. If she has already walked 5 blocks, how many more does she need to walk before getting to school?
20
For lunch, Mary ordered a 30 count of chicken nuggets, some dipping sauces, and 34 french fries in a container. If she ordered a total of 75 individual items, how many dipping sauces did she order?
11
