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A large charter bus can hold 125 children. There are 108 children in year 5 who will be attending the trip. How many more children could go on the bus trip?

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On Monday, 78 people attended the museum exhibit. The difference between Monday’s attendance and Tuesday’s attendance was 45 people. There were more people who attended on Tuesday. How many people went to the museum on Tuesday?

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On Monday, 78 people attended the museum exhibit. Tuesday’s attendance was 45 people. How many less people went to the museum on Tuesday?

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There was an increase of 56 students who were participating in football. Now there are 143 students in football. How many students were participating in football before the increase?

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There was a decrease of 56 students who were participating in football. Now there are 143 students in football. How many students were participating in football before the decrease?

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Two suitcases are put on the scale at the airport. One suitcase weighs 13.6 kg and the total weight of both suitcases is 26.2 kg. What is the weight of the other suitcase?

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Two suitcases are put on the scale at the airport. One suitcase weighs 13.6 kg and the other is 26.2 kg. How much more does one suitcase weigh than the other suitcase?

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Two suitcases are put on the scale at the airport. One suitcase weighs 13.6 kg and the other is 26.2 kg. What is the combined weight of the two suitcases?

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Mike had lots of pencils when he went to school. After giving away 36 pencils to his friends, Mike had 48 pencils left. How many pencils did Mike have when he went to school?

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Two large charter busses are taking students on a trip. There are 56 students on the first bus and 78 students on the second bus. How many students are on both busses?

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Two large charter busses are taking students on a trip. There are 56 students on the first bus and 78 students on the second bus. What is the difference between the numbers of students on each bus?

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I am thinking of 2 numbers. Together their sum is 240. If one of the numbers is 134, what is the other number?

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I am thinking of 2 numbers. If one of the numbers is 134, and the other number is 64 more what is the other number?

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I am thinking of 2 numbers. The first number is 27 less than the second number. The second number is 58. What is the first number?

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I opened a box that contained 110 crackers. 13 of the crackers were broken. How many crackers were not broken?

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Sam found $38 in his backpack. Later He found $15 in is drawer. How much money does Sam have to go shopping at the mall?

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Erica ate 12 grapes. Riley ate 3 more grapes than Erica. How many grapes did both girls eat?

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Today there were 368 adults and 546 children at the zoo. How many people were there altogether?

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Today there were 368 adults and 546 children at the zoo. How many more children than adults were at the zoo?

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Laura purchased wax to make candles. One piece weighed 3.49 kg and the other piece was 2.3 kg more than the first piece. How much did the second piece of wax weigh?