The boy had 3 pieces of candy. He ate 1 piece of candy. How many pieces of candy did he have left?

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Rory went to the store. He bought 1 pair of boots and 5 pairs of shoes. How many pairs of footwear did he have?

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If Samantha had 2 hats and Karen bought her 9 more, how many hats would she have?

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7 clouds were hanging in the sky, but the wind blew 5 away. How many clouds were left?

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Jane went to the store and bought 3 sour candies and 8 sweethearts. How many candies did she have?

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Michael started class with 5 math questions that he

had to complete but his teacher asked him to do 2 more.

How many math questions did he have to complete?

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If Sam had 9 glasses of water and he poured himself 6 more, how many glasses of water does Sam have?

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Jack took 5 dogs for a walk. 3 dogs got away. How many dogs stayed with Jack?

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The teacher collected 10 papers. She had time to

grade 7 of the papers. How many papers does she still

need to grade?

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Mary went ice skating 15 times last Winter. She

only went ice skating 8 times this Winter. What is the

difference between the number of times Mary went ice

skating?

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The monkey grabbed 20 bananas. He only ate 6 of

them, and then he was no longer hungry. How many

bananas were left?

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The postman picked up 11 letters to deliver. He

delivered 7 of them before lunch. How many must he

deliver after lunch?

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Sandy received 8 presents for her birthday. She got to open 3 of them before dinner. How many did she open after dinner?

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My mom replaced 12 light bulbs in our house. Some

were 60 watts and some were 100 watts. 6 of them were

60 watts. How many were 100 watts?

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