Equations

After the temperature rose 12 degrees, it was 38 degrees outside. What was the temperature to start with?

After 17 people got on the bus, there were 20 people on the bus. How many people were originally on the bus?

Lyndsey had 14 CD's. She bought more and now has 49. How many CD's did she buy?

After 9 people quit the tennis team, there were 24 players. How many players were on the team to start with?

Nathan had 8 paper cups. There were 22 students in the class. How many more cups did he need to serve punch to all his classmates?

Miranda had spent $32 for a new jacket. She had $12 left. How much did she have originally?

Sedona loves chocalate chips cookies. Her mother took a sheet of 12 out of the oven. Sedona ate some. Now there are 8 left. How many did she eat?

Samantha had a collection of stickers. She bought 5 and had a total of 21. How many did she have originally?

Eric wrote 8 pages for homework. The dog ate some of them and Eric had a total of 2 pages left. How many pages did the dog eat?

Julia collected 7 stones. John gave her some more stones. Now Julia has a total of 25 stones. How many stones did John give Julia?

Jason had 10 books. After his birthday party, he had 17 books. How many books did he receive for his birthday?

Skye has to line up 48 chairs in 6 equal rows. How many chairs should she put in each row?

Sammy made a striped blanket for his bed. The blanket was 54 inches wide with 9 equal stripes. How wide was each stripe?

Felicity and Alex were in charge of parking cars in the small parking lot at the State Fair. The lot was filled with 72 cars by noon of the first day. The cars were organized into 9 equal rows of cars. How many cars were in each row?

The shelves that the grocer stacks the canned goods are 30 inches high. The grocer stacked the cans 5 high. How tall is each can?