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Karen has 4 pieces of gum.
She has 5 more pieces than
Sam.
1) ANSWER: 9 pieces
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How many pieces of gum does
Sam have?
#1
Robert scored 8 goals in a
floor hockey game.
He scored 2 goals more than
Conan.
How many goals did Conan
score?
2) ANSWER: 6 goals
#2
There are 11 birds on the
telephone wire.
That is 5 more than in the
tree.
How many birds are in the
tree?
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3) ANSWER: 6 birds
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#3
Troy has 16 Smarties.
He has 7 more than Marley.
4) ANSWER: 9 Smarties
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How many Smarties does
Marley have?
#4
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Mrs. Green won 3 bingo
games last month.
She won 2 less than Mrs.
Bear.
How many games did Mrs.
Bear win?
5) ANSWER: 5 bingo games
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#5
Adam caught 12 fish.
He caught 5 more than Joe.
6) ANSWER: 7 fish
How many fish did Joe
catch?
#6
Angie has 8 balloons.
She blew up 1 less than April.
7) ANSWER: 9 balloons
How many balloons does April
have?
#7
On a hot summer day, Tanner
bought 6 popsicles to share
with his friends.
He bought 2 more than Tom.
How many popsicles did Tom
buy?
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8) ANSWER: 4 popsicles
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Tessla caught 15 spiders.
She caught 6 more spiders
than Henry.
How many spiders did Henry
catch?
9) ANSWER: 9 spiders
#9
Marc watched movies for 8
hours.
He watched for 3 hours more
than Rick.
How many hours did Rick
spend watching movies?
10) ANSWER: 5 hours
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#10
Batman rescued 8 people
from a sinking boat.
He saved 2 more than
Spiderman.
How many people did
Spiderman rescue?
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11) ANSWER: 6 people
#11
At the Area 3 Sports Days,
Karen ate 4 pancakes.
She ate 2 less than Tony.
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12) ANSWER: 6 pancakes
How pancakes did Tony eat?
#12
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On the plate were some
cookies.
7 were chocolate chip.
There were 4 more chocolate
chip than peanut butter
cookies.
How many peanut butter
cookies were there?
13) ANSWER: 3 peanut butter
cookies
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Alex’s grandmother made 8
pairs of moccasins.
She made 2 more pairs than
Frankie’s grandmother.
How many pairs of moccasins
did Frankie’s grandmother
make?
14) ANSWER: 6 pairs of moccasins
#14
In Mrs. Barker’s classroom,
there are 6 birthdays in
May.
There are 4 less birthdays in
June.
How many birthdays are in
June?
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15) ANSWER: 2 birthdays
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#15
Terri has 23 marbles.
She has 8 more than Carmen.
16) ANSWER: 15 marbles
How many marbles does
Carmen have?
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In one classroom there were
7 boys.
There are 2 less girls than
boys.
How many girls are in that
class?
17) ANSWER: 5 girls
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Kathy ate 2 granola bars.
She ate 2 less than John.
How many granola bars did
John eat?
18) ANSWER: 4 granola bars
#18
Mr. Flett and Mr. Green
caught 13 fish each.
They each caught 8 more
than Mr. Bruce.
How many fish did Mr. Bruce
catch?
19) ANSWER: 5 fish
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#19
Kristen won 5 medals at
Frontier Games.
She has 3 more medals than
Shianne.
How many medals did Shianne
win?
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20) ANSWER: 2 medals
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