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Jada and Jose were making cakes. Jada made ______ cakes and Jose made ______ cakes. How many cakes did they make? Which operation will you use to solve this?

Maddie has _______ colored pencils. She gives ________ to her friend. How many colored pencils does she have now? Which operation will you use to solve this?

There were ________ boxes of pencils at the beginning of the year. We used _________ boxes. How many boxes of pencils were left? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

Mrs. Little needs _________ books for her reading clubs. If she already has _________ books, how many more does she still need? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

KGES had _______ teachers last year. This year ________ more teachers joined our staff. How many are there now? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

Jake is _______ inches tall. His brother is ________ inches tall. How many more inches tall is Jake than his brother? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

Tony has _________ feet of rope. Amanda has _______ feet of rope. If they tie them together, about how many feet of rope will they have? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

Ms. Darling's tree is ______ meters tall. Mrs. Hampton's tree is ______meters tall. How much shorter is Mrs. Hampton's tree? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

The red team had ______ players. The blue team had _______ players. How many players are there altogether? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

There were ______ frogs on the log. ______ more hopped on the log. How many frogs are there total? Which operation would you use to solve the problem?