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Addition & Subtraction Word Problems

Lesson 1

Problem:		There are 35 students in a class and 40 students in another. Find the total number of students in both the classes.
Solution Step 1:	Take the first number and add it to the second number.

Solution Step 2:

35   +   40  =    75  .

Solution Step 3 :

The answer is: 75

  Two practice problems:

                                                                           Solve the following:                                                                     

A.	In a school there are 50 teachers, if 30 are on leave. How many are left?
B.	In a group, there are 2 black candies, 5 red candies and 3 pink candies. Find the total number of candies present.

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