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Luna owns the Wafting Pie Company. This morning, her employees used 139 eggs to bake lemon meringue pies. If her employees used a total of 206 eggs today, how many eggs did they use in the afternoon?

67

Hannah and her sister have freckles on their faces. Together they have a total of 293 freckles. If Hannah has 147 freckles, how many freckles does her sister have?

146

When Sofia went to bed, there were 572 birds on the lake. When she woke up in the morning, there were 799 birds on the lake. How many birds landed on the lake overnight?

227

Before the recent housing boom, there were 646 houses in Marshall County. Now, there are 889 houses. How many houses did developers build during the housing boom?

243

The Westford Middle School cafeteria goes through a lot of regular and crunchy peanut butter. Currently, they have a total of 537 grams of peanut butter in stock. If they have 440 grams of crunchy peanut butter, how many grams of regular pe

97

Vijay decided to close his comic book store, so he is selling some of his 726 comic books. He now has 595 comic books left. How many comic books has Vijay sold?

131

Recently, the value of Noah's college savings fund decreased by $213. If his fund was worth $464 before, how much is it worth now?

251

Since he was hired, a chef has served a total of 401 guests. Of those guests, 236 were adults. How many children has the chef served?

165

A team of engineers built a dam over a large river. In the process, they created a lake covering farmland and forest. The lake covers a total of 978 acres. If the lake covers 899 acres of farmland, how many acres of forest does it cover?

79

Nate took his energetic puppy Rocky on a walk. During the walk, Rocky disturbed a total of 385 insects. First, Rocky stepped in a large anthill and caused 282 angry ants to crawl out. Then, Rocky upset a hornet nest. How many hornets did Ro

103

Malia had $927 invested in the stock market until she lost $13 on those investments. How much money does she have in the stock market now?

914

A large company is hosting a conference. So far, a total of 606 people have signed up, including 25 from the United States. How many people from other countries have signed up?

581

Mitch wrote a total of 398 songs in his career. Of these songs, 12 were popular. How many songs did Mitch write that were not popular?

386

On an island, there are a total of 303 horses. There are 95 tame horses. How many wild horses are on the island?

208

So far, an orchard has sold a total of 194 kilograms of fresh fruit and 221 kilograms of frozen fruit this season. In total, how many kilograms of fruit have been sold?

415

Over the years, Devin's dog chewed through 145 balls and 548 stuffed animals. How many toys did the dog ruin?

693

Mr. Hammond built a cabin with 226 logs, and his friend built a cabin with 372 logs. How many logs did the two of them use?

598

On rainy days, Kristen reads in her room to pass the time. Last year, she read 444 plays and 535 novels. How many books did she read in all?

979

Since opening, Big Ben's Burgers has served 348 regular fries and 478 curly fries to its customers. How many fries is that?

826

A scientist believes that there are 345 small parakeets and 653 large parakeets in a particular part of the rainforest. What is the total parakeet population there?

998

A petri dish contained 435 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 556 more of them. How many bacteria are there now?

991

Since he was hired, a chef has served 416 adults and 332 children. What is the total number of guests served?

748

Sidney works in the kitchen of a Mexican restaurant. Over the weekend, she washed 423 small plates and 379 large plates. How many plates did she wash over the weekend?

802

A treasure hunter discovered a buried treasure chest. She opened it up and discovered that it contained 386 diamonds and 18 rubies. How many gems were in the chest?

404

Last week, Ellie and Pamela went on a road trip. Ellie drove 206 miles and Pamela drove 31 miles. In total, how many miles did they travel?

237

Brittany just started working at a French restaurant. Last week, she polished 793 small glasses and 92 large glasses. How many glasses did she polish?

885

Yesterday, 103 SkyStream Airline planes landed on time at the airport. Another 7 SkyStream Airline planes did not land on time. In all, how many SkyStream Airline planes landed at the airport yesterday?

110

Justin just started working at a French restaurant. Last week, he polished 966 small glasses and 3 large glasses. How many glasses did he polish?

969

Reggie's car broke and he used $1 from his savings to have it repaired. After that, he had $522 left in savings. How much money did Reggie have saved before his car broke?

$523