Building blocks

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Justin and Alice are building towers with blocks. There are blocks of %c% different colours. Justin’s tower has %m% more blocks than Alice’s tower. Justin’s tower has %j% blocks. How many blocks are in Alice’s tower?

Ducks

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Annie is watching some ducks in a pond. After %m% minutes, %d% ducks fly away. There are now %n% ducks in the pond. How many ducks did Annie see at the beginning?

In the classroom

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There are %d% desks in the classroom. The teacher counts %b% boys. She also counts %m% more girls than boys. How many girls are there?

Balls

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There are %b% balls in a box in the gym. Chen’s team takes some balls out of the box for a %m%-minute practice. There are %l% balls left in the box. How many balls did the team take?

Reading

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Laura likes to read. In her new book, there are a total of %t% pages. In %d% days, Laura had read %r% pages. How many pages does Laura need to read to finish her book?

Toy cars

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John and Peter love playing with toy cars. John has %j% toy cars, and Peter has %p% toy cars. Each toy car has %w% wheels. Peter has fewer cars than John. How many fewer?

In the park

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In the park, Emma sees %w% white dogs and %b% black dogs. She also sees %t% trees. How many dogs does Emma see in total?