Missing Addend Word Problems

Walter has 9 pencils. He gave some to his sister. Then Walter had 2 pencils left. How many pencils did Walter give away?

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There are 14 balloons at the party. 6 are blue and the rest are orange. How many balloons are orange?

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Dan has 9 cookies.

Dot has 4 more cookies than Dan.

How many cookies does Dot have?

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Lucy made 6 cups of lemonade.

Her little brother took some cups of lemonade. Now Lucy has 1 cup left.

How many cups of lemonade did her little brother take?

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There are 10 markers in the marker box.

8 markers have caps and the rest do not.

How many markers do not have caps?

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Adrian has 3 pancakes.

Anthony has 5 more pancakes than Adrian.

How many pancakes does Anthony have?

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Kate has 5 boxes of cookies. She sold some boxes to her neighbor. Kate now has 3 boxes left. How many boxes of cookies did she sell?

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Aaron has 13 books. He gave away some books to his sister. Aaron now has 10 books left. How many books did he give to his sister?

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There are 7 birds flying in the sky. 3 of them are purple and the rest are green. How many birds are green?

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Paul went fishing and caught 4 fish. 2 are blue and the rest are yellow. How many fish are yellow?

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