Samantha has 19 pieces of candy. She gives Christine 5 pieces. How many pieces of candy does Samantha have left?

Mrs. Crooks bought 18 pencils for her students. Mrs, Mojica bought 30 pencils for her students. How many pencils are there in all? How many more pencils do Mrs. Crooks and Mrs, Mojica need to get 100?

Find the unknown number and EXPLAIN how you found it
7 + 5 + 4 = ? + 4

Tara has some pumpkins. She buys 13 more pumpkins. Now, Tara has 23 pumpkins. How many pumpkins did Tara start with?

Ms. Culver needs 42 erasers. Mrs . Brandt gave her 16 erasers. How many more erasers does Ms. Culver need now? Ms, Ruckman asked to borrow 17 erasers from Ms. Culver. How many erasers will Ms. Culver have after giving 17 to Ms. Ruckman?

Find the unknown number and EXPLAIN how you found it
3 + 6 + 5 = 3 + ?

Kate made 4 more cookies than Stephanie. Stephanie made 12 cookies. How many cookies did Kate make?

There are 32 UCF football players on the team, 12 of them go on the field to play in the game. How many UCF players are on the sidelines? Now, 8 players come back to the sidelines, how many UCF players are on the sidelines altogether?

Find the unknown number and EXPLAIN how you found it
? - 2 = 12 - 5

Mrs. Avilez has 15 students today. She has 18 students total. How many students are absent?

Mrs. Stokes has 48 necklaces. Her secret sister gives her 18 more necklaces. How many necklaces does Mrs. Stokes have now? Ms, Ruckman came to school and asked to borrow 39 necklaces. How many necklaces is Mrs. Stokes left with?

Find the unknown number and EXPLAIN how you found it
10 - 5 = ? - 3

Mrs. Brandt has 4 fewer students than Ms. Ruckman. Ms. Ruckman has 20 students. How many students does Mrs. Brandt have?

Ms. Messina and Ms. Alencewincz have 57 beads altogether. Ms. Messina uses 24 beads for a bracelet. How many beads are left? Ms. Alencewincz needs 45 beads to finish her necklace, how many more beads does she need?

Find the unknown number and EXPLAIN how you found it
13 - 5 = 4 + ? + 3