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Charlie and his father, an engineer, decided to build a treehouse in
their backyard.
1. In order to start constructing the house, Charlie and his father
needed to gather some wood from the forest. If they initially
have 15 extra planks of wood in the house and Charlie and his
father got 10 planks of wood each, how many pieces of wood
do they have in total?
2. While building the house, Charlie noticed that they were
running out of nails, so he told his father he is going to buy
some. If they still have 9 nails left and Charlie bought 2 boxes of
nails, the big one containing 55 nails and the small one
containing 31, how many nails will they have?
3. To have a more stable treehouse, Charlie’s father decided to
tie the corner posts of the house to the tree itself. He used 24
inches of rope for the first post, 20 inches on the second, 14
inches on the third and 12 inches on the fourth. He
also had 15 feet of cable but did not use that.
How many inches of rope were used?
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4. The treehouse is almost done; all they need is to paint it. His
father estimated that they will use 20 ounces of white paint, 15
ounces of green paint and 34 ounces of brown paint and 6
paintbrushes. How many ounces of paint would they buy in
total?
5. Upon finishing the treehouse, Charlie’s mother served them
freshly baked cookies. If Charlie ate 15 cookies, his father ate 10
and his mother only ate 5, please write an equation to show
how many cookies were eaten in total?
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Answers
1. 15 + 10 + 10 = 35
There are 35 planks of wood.
2. 9 + 31 + 55 = 95
They have 95 pieces of nails.
3. 24 + 20 + 14 + 12 = 70
Charlie’s father used 70 inches of rope.
4. 20 + 15 + 34 = 69
They should buy a total of 69 ounces of paint.
5. 15 + 10 + 5 = 30
There were 30 cookies eaten.
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Annie’s birthday is next week so her friends decided to throw her a
surprise party.
1. Jessica, Annie’s best friend, is hosting the party. She plans on
making pizza for everyone. If she bought 15 pieces of
pepperoni, 10 pieces of salami and 30 pieces of bacon as
ingredients, how many pieces of meat did she buy in total?
2. Andrew, Annie’s other friend, was assigned with the
preparation of appetizers. He decided to bring 30 hotdogs on
sticks, 20 pieces of bite-sized cheese pops and 40 pieces of
chicken nuggets. How many portions of appetizers did Andrew
bring in all?
3. Annie’s mother has also been asked to be a part of the surprise.
She was tasked to be in charge of drinks. She bought 15 cans
of pop and made 25 glasses of orange juice, 15
glasses of grape juice and 5 glasses of apple juice.
How many glasses of juice would there be?
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4. Annie’s friends wanted to make sure that there will be enough
utensils to go around. If they already have 10 spoons and 10
forks and they bought 30 more for forks and 20 more spoons,
how many utensils do they have available for the party?
5. On the actual day of Annie’s birthday, almost everyone in her
class came to surprise her. If Annie has 15 girl classmates, 20
boy classmates and 3 teachers in her class, write and equation
showing how many people attended her birthday party.
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Answers
1. 15 + 10 + 30 = 55
Annie bought a total of 55 pieces of meat.
2. 30 + 20 + 40 = 90
Andrew brought 90 portions of appetizers in all.
3. 25 + 15 + 5 = 45
There were 45 glasses of juice.
4. 10 + 10 + 30 + 20 = 70
There are 70 pieces of utensils available for the party.
5. 15 + 20 + 3 = 38
A total of 38 people attended the party.
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It’s Halloween in Chicago. Bob, Mary, John, Sue, and Sam dressed as
superheroes and went out to do some trick or treating.
1. After passing through the houses on Main Street, the five friends
counted how much candy they have. If Bob has 10 candies,
Mary has 5, Sue has 20, John has 5 and Sam has 10. How many
candies did they have together?
2. The group then went on to the houses along Broadway Street
and the scary Werewolf Avenue. After the long walk, they
decided to count their candy again. If Mary has 5 chewing
gums and 3 chocolate bars, Sam has 10 chewing gums and
Sue has 15 chewing gums, how many chewing gums did the
three have in all?
3. The friends then proceeded to the rest of the houses in their
village. However, Sam had to go home earlier. She got her
share of candies which are composed of 10 chewing gums, 15
chocolate bars, and 20 assorted fruit candies. How
many candies did she get in total?
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4. Bob who is Sam’s next-door neighbor decided that he will
accompany Sam home. He also took his share which consists of
15 chewing gums, 20 chocolate bars and 15 assorted candies.
How many candies did he get?
5. After Sam and Bob left, Mary, John, and Sue decided to go
home as well. They counted the total amount of treats that the
three of them got. They were able to sort out 60 chewing gums,
55 chocolate bars and another 40 candies of different flavors.
Write an equation to find how many treats Mary, John and Sue
have in total?
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Answers
1. 10 + 5 + 20 + 5 + 10 = 50
Together, they have 50 pieces of candies after passing Main Street.
2. 5 + 10 + 15 = 30
Mary, Sam, and Sue have a total of 30 chewing gums in all.
3. 10 + 15 + 20 = 45
Sam got a total of 45 candies.
4. 15 + 20 + 15 = 50
Bob got a total of 50 candies.
5. 60 + 55 + 40 = 155
Mary, John, and Sue have a total of 155 treats.
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It is Easter time and the kids at the neighborhood of Easterville are very
excited about the annual Easter egg hunt.
1. The parents have decided to hide the eggs in a lot of different
places. They hid 55 eggs around the club house, 33 eggs
around the village park and 22 eggs in the town hall garden.
How many eggs were hidden in total?
2. Joe, one of the best Easter egg hunters, found 12 eggs around
the club house, 5 eggs around the park and 3 eggs in the town
hall garden. He also found 2 quarters when he was looking for
eggs! How many eggs did Joe find?
3. The twins Ellie and Amy were able to locate 10 eggs around the
club house, 4 eggs in the town hall garden and 6 more around
the park. How many eggs do they have in total?
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4. The rest of the kids around town got 13 more eggs around the
club house, 9 eggs around the park and 8 eggs in the town hall
garden. If we add all the eggs that they found, how many eggs
would that be?
5. If all the participants found a total 40 eggs from the club house,
25 eggs from the park and 15 eggs from the town hall, write an
equation showing how many Easter eggs were found that day?
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Answers
1. 55 + 33 + 22 = 110
A total of 110 Easter eggs were hidden.
2. 12 + 5 + 3 = 20
Joe found a total of 20 eggs.
3. 10 + 4 + 6 = 20
The twins have a total of 20 eggs.
4. 13 + 8 + 9 = 30
There are a total of 30 eggs.
5. 40 + 25 + 15 = 80
80 Easter eggs were found that day.
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Penny’s class is going to Animaland, the largest zoo on earth, for
their science field trip. The zoo has a variety of wild animals in
captivity.
1. Their first destination was the aviary. The aviary has 3 species of
eagles on show that day. They have 20 Bald Eagles, 15 Harpy
Eagles, and 30 Crowned Eagles. How many eagles are on
display that day?
2. After the aviary was the zoo’s swamp area. Penny counted a
total of 55 tree frogs, 10 poison frogs and 13 wood frogs. How
many frogs was Penny able to count?
3. Aside from frogs, the swamp area is also home to a few
dangerous animals. Penny’s teacher pointed out 22 crocodiles,
23 alligators and 5 vipers. How many dangerous animals did the
teacher point out in total?
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4. Next in their itinerary was the insectarium, home to hundreds of
insect species. Penny, who likes butterflies and ants, took over
100 pictures of the different species. She was able to capture
60 species of butterflies, 15 species of ants and 20 species of
other insects. How many species of insects did Penny capture?
5. Last stop in their field trip was the aquarium. Penny identified 35
species of sharks, 15 species of eels and 5 different species of
whales. Write and equation showing how many species was
Penny able to identify.
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Answers
1. 20 + 15 + 30 = 65
There are 65 eagles on display that day.
2. 55 + 10 + 13 = 78
Penny was able to count 78 frogs.
3. 22 + 23 + 5 = 50
The teacher pointed out a total of 50 dangerous animals.
4. 60 + 15 + 20 = 95
Penny was able to capture pictures of 95 species of insects.
5. 35 + 15 + 5 = 55
Penny identified 55 species in the aquarium.
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