Word Problems with Missing Addends

John has 8 apples. He gave some apples to his friend and now he has 3 apples left. How many apples did John give to his friend?

• 2

• 10

• 0

• 5

Sara has 15 stickers. She lost some stickers and now she has 7 stickers left. How many stickers did Sara lose?

• 5

• 10

• 12

• 8

There are 20 students in a class. Some students are absent today and only 12 students are present. How many students are absent?

• 10

• 18

• 15

• 8

A bakery sold 25 cakes. Some cakes were chocolate and the rest were vanilla. If 18 cakes were vanilla, how many cakes were chocolate?

• 10

• 5

• 15

• 7

Tom has 14 marbles. He found some more marbles and now he has 27 marbles. How many marbles did Tom find?

• 13

• 10

• 15

• 20

A store had 50 pens. Some pens were blue and the rest were black. If 38 pens were black, how many pens were blue?

• 10

• 30

• 12

• 20

There are 30 students in a class. Some students are boys and the rest are girls. If there are 18 boys, how many girls are there?

• 12

• 6

• 24

• 15

Lisa has 12 balloons. She gave some balloons to her friends and now she has 5 balloons left. How many balloons did Lisa give to her friends?

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• 10

• 9

• 3

A toy store had 40 teddy bears. Some teddy bears were brown and the rest were white. If 28 teddy bears were white, how many teddy bears were brown?

• 24

• 20

• 12

• 16

There are 25 students in a class. Some students are absent today and only 17 students are present. How many students are absent?

• 20

• 8

• 15

• 10