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A teacher bought 325 pencils and 468 markers. She gave away 187 pencils to another teacher. How many supplies does she have left in total?
Step 1: 325 + 468 = 793 supplies. Step 2: 793 – 187 = 606 supplies left.
Three buses carried 248, 235, and 267 students. After arrival, 189 went into the science museum. How many went to the zoo?
Step 1: 248 + 235 + 267 = 750 students. Step 2: 750 – 189 = 561 went to the zoo.
The library has 5,243 books. Students borrowed 1,468 in September and 1,732 in October. How many books remain?
Step 1: 1,468 + 1,732 = 3,200 borrowed. Step 2: 5,243 – 3,200 = 2,043 books remain.
Morning show sold 2,485 tickets. Evening show sold 3,276 tickets. After both shows, 4,583 people attended. How many tickets weren’t used?
Step 1: 2,485 + 3,276 = 5,761 tickets sold. Step 2: 5,761 – 4,583 = 1,178 tickets not used.
A farmer picked 4,326 apples Monday and 2,487 on Tuesday. He sold 5,138 at the market. How many apples remain?
Step 1: 4,326 + 2,487 = 6,813 apples. Step 2: 6,813 – 5,138 = 1,675 apples left.
Saturday: 3,156 visitors. Sunday: 2,879 visitors. If 4,325 of those visitors bought reptile tickets, how many didn’t?
Step 1: 3,156 + 2,879 = 6,035 total visitors. Step 2: 6,035 – 4,325 = 1,710 visitors did not.
Jamal had 1,487 baseball cards. He bought 2,365 more, then gave 1,428 to his cousin. How many now?
Step 1: 1,487 + 2,365 = 3,852 cards. Step 2: 3,852 – 1,428 = 2,424 cards now.
A class had 528 crayons, 742 markers, and 684 colored pencils. If students used 1,156 supplies, how many are left?
Step 1: 528 + 742 + 684 = 1,954 supplies. Step 2: 1,954 – 1,156 = 798 supplies left.
4th grade sold 1,468 tickets, 5th grade sold 2,837, and 6th grade sold 3,029. Then 4,563 more were sold online. How many total tickets?
Step 1: 1,468 + 2,837 + 3,029 = 7,334. Step 2: 7,334 + 4,563 = 11,897 tickets.
January: 2,365 cars. February: 2,789 cars. March: 3,128 cars. If 6,504 cars were shipped, how many are left?
Step 1: 2,365 + 2,789 + 3,128 = 8,282 cars. Step 2: 8,282 – 6,504 = 1,778 cars left.
Just before the holiday season, a toy store received a large shipment of new toys. In the shipment, there were 4,367 toy trucks and 2,864 toy cars. During a special holiday sale, many families came in and bought 3,459 toys in total. After t
Step 1: 4,367 + 2,864 = 7,231 toys in the shipment Step 2: 7,231 – 3,459 = 3,772 toys remain
The city of Riverdale keeps track of its population each year. At the start of the year, the population was 234,578 people. Over the course of the year, some people moved away—14,326 in total. But more people moved into the city than left.
Step 1: 234,578 – 14,326 = 220,252 after people moved out Step 2: 220,252 + 18,462 = 238,714 people now
The town’s football stadium is very large. It has 45,328 seats for fans. At the championship game, 38,974 of those seats were filled with cheering fans. Some seats were still empty at the beginning of the game. Later, 1,256 more fans entere
Step 1: 45,328 – 38,974 = 6,354 seats empty at first Step 2: 6,354 – 1,256 = 5,098 seats empty after late fans arrived
Every spring, the school hosts a big book fair where students can buy books to take home. This year, the 3rd graders bought 1,258 books, the 4th graders bought 1,763 books, and the 5th graders bought 2,459 books. At the end of the fair, stu
Step 1: 1,258 + 1,763 + 2,459 = 5,480 books bought Step 2: 5,480 – 2,857 = 2,623 books still with students
The Sunrise Bakery prepared a lot of fresh food early in the morning before customers arrived. They baked 2,845 bagels, 3,276 muffins, and 1,954 loaves of bread. By the end of the day, hungry customers had purchased 6,482 baked goods altoge
Step 1: 2,845 + 3,276 + 1,954 = 8,075 baked goods baked Step 2: 8,075 – 6,482 = 1,593 baked goods remain
The Santos family decided to take a summer road trip from Miami to New York City. On the way there, they drove 1,348 miles. When it was time to go home, they decided to take a different route, which was a little longer—1,426 miles. Before t
Step 1: 1,348 + 1,426 = 2,774 miles traveled on the trip Step 2: 18,253 + 2,774 = 21,027 miles total on the car
