| A | B |
| Jane had one doll. Sue gave Jane two more dolls. How many dolls does Jane have now? | 1+ 2 = 3 |
| James had four cars. He lost two cars. How many cars does James have now? | 4 - 2 = 2 |
| Mary had three pennies. She found another penny. How many pennies does she have now? | 3 + 1 = 4 |
| Seven ducks were playing on a pond. Two ducks left the pond to go home. How many ducks were left playing on the pond? | 7 - 2 = 5 |
| Five spotted puppies were playing. Five white puppies joined in the game. How many total puppies were playing? | 5 + 5 = 10 |
| A clown had nine balloons. Three balloons floated away. How many balloons did the clown have left? | 9 - 3 = 6 |
| Seven little kittens were playing. Two more kittens joined in. How many kittens were playing in all? | 7 + 2 = 9 |
| Jimmy had five apples. He ate one apple. How many did Jimmy have left? | 5 - 1 = 4 |
| Three birds were sitting on a wire. Five more come to sit there. How many birds are sitting on the wire? | 3 + 5 = 8 |
| Seven little boys were playing ball. Two boys left to go home. How many little boys were still playing? | 7 - 2 = 5 |
| Sam had six baseball cards. Tom gave him four more. How many baseball cards does Sam have? | 6 + 4 = 10 |
| Tommy had seven water balloons. He gave one to each of his three friends. How many balloons does he have left? | 7 - 3 = 4 |
| Sara has two puppies. She found another one. How many puppies does Sara have? | 2 + 1 = 3 |
| Jamie had seven frogs. He gave five to his friend Mark. How many frogs does Jamie have? | 7 - 5 = 2 |
| Sue has seven piece of gum. Tom gave her three more. How many pieces of gum does she have now? | 7 + 3 = 10 |
| Fred had six marbles. He gave four away. How many marbles does he have left? | 6 - 4 = 2 |
| April had five flowers. She picked one more flower. How many flowers does she have now? | 5 + 1 = 6 |
| Billy had two puppies. He gave one puppy to Danny. How many puppies does Billy have now? | 2 - 1 = 1 |
| Mark had four arrowheads. He found two more. How many arrowheads does Mark have? | 4 + 2 = 6 |
| Tara had three cookies. She ate one cookie. How many cookies does she have left? | 3 - 1 = 2 |