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1 ) There are 7 pencils in the drawer. Benny placed 6 more pencils in the drawer.
How many pencils are now there in total ? _____________
2 ) Dan grew 8 turnips. Sam grew 2 turnips. How many
turnips did they grow in total ? _____________
3 ) A restaurant served 5 hot dogs during lunch and 6 during dinner today.
How many hot dogs were served today ? _____________
4 ) Sally has 8 violet balloons Mary has 4 violet balloons.
How many violet balloons do they have in all ? _____________
5 ) Jessica went to 3 soccer games this year. She went to 6 games last year.
How many soccer games did Jessica go to in all ? _____________
6 ) Keith's cat had kittens. He gave 4 to his friends.
He now has 8 kittens left. How many kittens did he have to start with ? _____________
7 ) There are 4 dogwood trees currently in the park. Park workers will plant 8 more
dogwood trees today. How many dogwood trees will the park have when the
workers are finished ? _____________
8 ) Tom picked 6 apples and Mike picked 2 apples from the apple tree.
How many apples were picked in all ? _____________
9 ) Fred had 5 dimes in his bank. His dad gave him 7 more dimes.
How many dimes does Fred have now ? _____________
10 ) Joan found 2 seashells and Tom found 4 seashells on the beach.
How many seashells did they find together ? _____________
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1 ) Sally has 41 baseball cards. Tim bought 14 of Sally's
baseball cards. How many baseball cards does Sally have now ? _____________
2 ) There are 47 maple trees currently in the park. Park workers had to cut down
13 maple trees that were damaged. How many maple trees will be
in the park when the workers are finished ? _____________
3 ) Sally found 31 seashells on the beach, she gave Alyssa 24 of
the seashells. How many seashells does she now have ? _____________
4 ) Alyssa had 47 pennies in her bank. She spent 16
of her pennies. How many pennies does she have now ? _____________
5 ) Sara picked 46 plums from the orchard, and gave 21 plums to
Jason. How many plums does Sara have now ? _____________
6 ) There are 49 pencils in the drawer. Nancy took 28
pencils from the drawer. How many pencils are now in the drawer ? _____________
7 ) Sally has 48 yellow balloons, she gave Joan 11 of the balloons.
How many yellow balloons does she now have ? _____________
8 ) Sara grew 48 pumpkins, but the rabbits ate 27 pumpkins.
How many pumpkins does Sara have left ? _____________
9 ) Keith's high school played 31 soccer games this year. He attended
13 games. How many soccer games did Keith miss ? _____________
10 ) Fred decided to sell all of his old books. He gathered up 30 books to sell.
He sold 20 books in a yard sale. How many books does Fred now have ? _____________
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