Word Problems & Balancing Equations

Anna gave away 13 cheerios to Peyton and now has 12 left. How many did she have to begin with?

Mrs. Sclafani has 24 students. Mrs. Martin has 23 students. 6 students move away. How many students are in second grade?

There were 24 monkeys at the zoo. 16 monkeys escaped. How many monkeys are left?

There are 17 birds in a tree. 5 birds fly away. Then 9 more birds land in the tree. How many birds are in the tree now?

What number is missing: 30 + 9 = ___ + 15

Karsyn has 6 pom poms. Abby has 23 pom poms. How many more pom poms does Abby have than Karsyn?

Mrs. Snyder baked 23 chocolate cookies. Dax baked 27 peanut butter cookies. How many cookies did they make altogether?

Lucas has 26 avocados. Madelynn has 9 avocados. How many avocados do they have altogether?

Abel bought 37 oranges and gave some to his friend. He now has 14 oranges left. How many did he give to his friend?