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Leon Ate 4 Mints. Jim Ate 4 Candy Canes. What Is the Total Number of Pieces of Candy the Boys Ate?

4 + 4 = 8 Pieces of Candy

There were 8 horses in the barn. 5 Horses went outside to eat. How many horses are left in the barn?

8 – 5 = 3 Horses

John has 4 large pears and 2 small oranges in a box. How many pieces of fruit does John have in all?

4 + 2 = 6 Pieces of Fruit

Bev won 5 toy ducks. Lori won 4 real ducks. How many ducks did the girls win altogether?

5 + 4 = 9 Ducks

Rose made three new kites. Lisa has three old kites. How many kites do the girls have total?

3 + 3 = 6 Kites

Renee owns seven white sheep. If she sells five of her sheep to Tony, how many sheep will she have left?

7 – 5 = 2 Sheep

Loren has 4 baby pigs. George has 6 baby pigs. How many more pigs does George have than Loren?

6 – 4 = 2 Baby Pigs

Ned has 4 red pens. Joe has 2 green pens. How many pens do the boys have in all?

4 + 2 = 6 Pens

Tony has four fish in his fishbowl. Rob doesn’t have any fish. How many fish do they have in all?

4 + 0 = 4 Fish

Eight bears were talking in the woods. No bears stopped talking. How bears were still talking?

8 – 0 = 8 Bears

Sandy’s picture shows 4 small hearts and 9 large hearts. How many fewer small hearts than large hearts?

9 – 4 = 5 Small Hearts

There are eight dogs with big bones. Two other dogs have no bones. How many more dogs have bones?

8 – 2 = 6 Dogs

6 Boys were eating lunch. No boys finished eating and went home. How many boys are still eating?

6 – 0 = 6 Boys

Reba’s pictures shows 5 black dogs and 6 brown dogs. Find the total number of dogs in her picture.

5 + 6 = 11 Dogs

John colored 3 stars red and 6 stars blue in his picture. How many stars did he color?

3 + 6 = 9 Stars

Jim has 3 red trucks and 2 blue trucks. Ed has 2 green trucks. Find the sum of the trucks the boys have.

= 7 Trucks

Ken ran 4 miles on Tuesday. Ed ran 5 miles on Tuesday and 2 miles today. Find the total number of miles the boys ran.

= 11 Miles

One wagon has 7 boxes in it. Another has 3 boxes. Find the difference in the number of boxes in the wagons.

7 – 3 = 4 Boxes

One fishbowl has 9 fish in it. Another fishbowl has 4 fish in it. Find the difference in the number of fish.

9 – 4 = 5 Fish

Five girls are skating. Seven girls are swinging. How many fewer girls are swinging than skating?

7 – 5 = 2 Girls Swinging

6 Boys are on the climbing bars. 2 Boys are near the top. How many boys are near the bottom of the bars?

6 – 2 = 4 Boys

Ben made 3 points in today’s game. Road made 3 points and Sam made 5. What is the sum of the points?

= 11 Points

There are four roses, four sunflowers and three pansies in the garden. How many plants are there in all?

= 11 Plants

Twelve chimps are in a tree. No chimps on the ground. How many more chimps in the three than on the ground?

12 – 0 = 12 Chimps

7 Girls are waiting in line. More girls join the line. Now there are 11 girls in line. How many more girls got in line?

= 4 Girls