Adding Fun: Real-Life Stories with Missing Numbers

Lily has 3 apples. She picks some more apples and now has 7 apples. How many apples did she pick?

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Tom has 5 toy cars. His friend gives him some more cars, and now he has 9 toy cars. How many cars did his friend give him?

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 2

There are 4 birds on a tree. 3 more birds join them. How many birds are there now?

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Sara has 6 balloons. 2 balloons pop. How many balloons does she have left?

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In the garden, there are 8 flowers. Some flowers bloom, and now there are 10 flowers. How many flowers bloomed?

• 2

• 1

• 5

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Jake has 2 cookies. His mom gives him some cookies, and now he has 5 cookies. How many cookies did his mom give him?

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• 2

• 1

Emma sees 3 butterflies in the park. Later, she sees 4 more butterflies. How many butterflies did she see in total?

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There are 10 kids in the playground. 4 kids go home. How many kids are still playing?

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Max has 1 dog. He wants to have 5 dogs. How many more dogs does he need to get?

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Nina has 7 stickers. She gives some stickers to her friend and now has 4 stickers left. How many stickers did she give away?

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