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Robin had 18 pieces of gum. Her brother gave her some more pieces. Now Robin has 44 pieces in all. How many pieces of gum did Robin's brother give her?  \n2. Bobby has 142 books. Kristi has 78 books. How many more books does Bobby have than Kristi?  \n3. Tommy had some balloons. His mom gave him 34 more balloons for his birthday. Then, Tommy had  \n60 balloons. How many balloons did Tommy have to start with?  \n4. Alex had some candles for his Jack O‘ Lanterns. He used 32 of them. Now he has 12 left. How many candles did Alex have to start with?  \n5. There were 114 kids on the 3 soccer fields. 22 kids decided to join in. Now how many kids are on the soccer fields?  \nReading and Math for K-5 © [www.k5learning.com](www.k5learning.com)  \nAnswers  \n1. 44 – 18 = 26  \nRobin’s brother gave her 26 pieces of gum.  \n2. 142 – 78 = 64  \nBobby has 64 more books than Kristi.  \n3. 60 – 34 = 26  \nTommy had 26 balloons to start with.  \n4. 32 + 12 = 44  \nAlex had 44 candles to start with.  \n5. 114 + 22 = 136  \nThere are 136 kids on the soccer fields.  \nReading and Math for K-5 © [www.k5learning.com](www.k5learning.com)","cbCaikt5XaF4HvFz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikt5XaF4HvFz","pdf",81500,"English","# Word Problems\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"How many pieces of gum did Robin's brother give her?\",\"answer\":\"Robin had 18 pieces and ended with 44, so by subtracting 18 from 44, we find that her brother gave her 26 pieces.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the difference in the number of books between Bobby and Kristi?\",\"answer\":\"Bobby has 142 books and Kristi has 78, meaning Bobby has 64 more books than Kristi.\"},{\"question\":\"How many kids were on the soccer fields after 22 more joined?\",\"answer\":\"Starting with 114 kids and adding 22 more results in a total of 136 kids on the soccer fields.\"}]","Grade 2 Mixed Addition and Subtraction Word Problems - Practice Worksheet | PDF"]