Fun with Addition and Subtraction

Which equation represents the following word problem?

There were 17 chickens, a hungry wolf came by and ate 6, how many chickens were left?

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• 13

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• 15

• 9

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• 6

If you have 9 apples and you get 6 more, how many apples do you have in total?

• 14

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• 16

• 13

• 16

• 15

• 17

• 18

• 10

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• 13

You have 14 candies and you give away 5. How many candies do you have left?

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• 9

• 10

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• 13

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If you start with 18 marbles and lose 4, how many marbles do you have now?

• 13

• 14

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• 15

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• 18