1) Lana had some candy when her friend gave her 11 more pieces. Now Lana has 14 pieces total. How many pieces did she have to start with? a) 3 b) 6 c) 5 2) A store had 6 employees. After hiring some new employees they had 12 total. How many new employees did they hire? a) 5 b) 6 c) 2 3) Maria had 11 books. After buying a box of books at a yard sale she had 16 total. How many books were in the box? a) 27 b) 4 c) 5 4) There were 16 people on the bus. After the first stop there were 11 people left. How many people got off? a) 5 b) 12 c) 2 5) A farmer had 7 tomatoes from his garden. If he picked 5 of them, how many would he have left? a) 17 b) 5 c) 2 6) Vanessa deleted 3 apps from her phone. Now she has 9 left. How many apps were originally on her phone? a) 12 b) 3 c) 1 7) A farmer had 16 pigs. 9 were adults and the rest were babies. How many baby pigs did the farmer have? a) 7 b) 12 c) 13 8) Adam had 7 clean socks and five dirty socks. How many socks did Adam have total? a) 13 b) 7 c) 12 9) John had 9 socks. If 6 were dirty and the rest were clean, how many clean socks did John have? a) 3 b) 12 c) 2 10) A baseball team played 13 games. They won 8 and lost the rest. How many games did they lose? a) 21 b) 5 c) 7 11) Carol had 18 DS games. If she gave 11 to her friend, how many would she have left? a) 7 b) 29 c) 5 12) A bird cage had 11 birds in it. 7 of the birds could talk and the rest couldn't. How many birds could not talk? a) 18 b) 5 c) 4

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