Paul had 42 strawberries in his basket. He picked 78 more strawberries. How many strawberries did he have then?
42 + 78 = 120 Paul had 120 strawberries.
There were 151 geese in the farmer’s field. 28 of the geese flew away. How many geese were left?
151 – 28 = 123 -123 geese were left.
Beth has 74 crayons. She gives 25 of them away to Jen. How many crayons does Beth have left?
74 – 25 = 49 -Beth has 49 crayons left
There were 58 geese, 16 frogs, 7 snakes and 37 ducks in the marsh. How many birds were in the marsh?
58 + 37 = 95 There were 95 birds in all.
Cindy’s mom baked 41 cookies. Paul’s dad baked 38 cookies. Cindy and Paul ate 6 cookies each and then brought them to school for a party. How many cookies did they bring to school altogether?
41 + 38 - 6 - 6 = 67 -They brought 67 cookies to school altogether.
There were 28 girls, 35 boys and 3 teachers on the playground at recess. How many children were there in all?
28 + 35 = 63 -There were 63 children in all.
18 children were riding on the bus. At the bus stop, some more children got on the bus. Then there were 25 children altogether on the bus. How many children got on the bus at the bus stop?
25 – 18 = 7 -7 children got on the bus at the bus stop
114 birds were sitting in a tree. 21 more birds flew up to the tree. How many birds were there altogether in the tree?
114 + 21 = 135 - There were 135 birds in the tree.
29 birds were sitting in a tree. Some more fly up to the tree. Then there were 89 birds in the tree. How many more flew up to the tree?
89 – 29 = 60 -60 more birds flew up to the tree.
There were 44 boys and 53 girls on the playground at recess. Three girls were called into the school before the bell rang. How many children were on the playground when the bell rang?
44 + 53 – 3 = 94 -There were 94 children on the playground when the bell rang.
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