Comparing Apples and More: Fun with Data Sets

Lily has 5 apples and Tom has 3 apples. How many more apples does Lily have than Tom?

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 3

In a class, 10 students like pizza, and 6 students like burgers. How many students like pizza compared to burgers?

• 4:2

• 3:1

• 10:6

• 5:3

A farmer has 4 cows and 7 sheep. How many more sheep does he have than cows?

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 4

At the park, 8 kids are playing soccer and 5 kids are playing basketball. How many more kids are playing soccer than basketball?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3

In a fruit basket, there are 6 bananas and 4 oranges. How many fruits are there in total?

• 5

• 12

• 10

• 8

A toy store sold 12 dolls and 8 action figures last week. How many more dolls were sold than action figures?

• 10

• 4

• 6

• 2

In a survey, 9 kids said they like ice cream, and 4 kids said they like cake. What is the difference in the number of kids who like ice cream and cake?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 3

At a pet shop, there are 3 cats and 5 dogs. How many more dogs are there than cats?

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 3

In a classroom, 7 students have blue backpacks and 2 students have red backpacks. How many more students have blue backpacks?

• 5

• 3

• 10

• 8

A library has 15 fiction books and 10 non-fiction books. How many more fiction books are there than non-fiction books?

• 3

• 15

• 5

• 10