IXL | Word problems with start unknown - up to 20 | 1st grade math

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Read the story.

Mr. King had some pencils in a cup. He put 9 more pencils in the cup, and now there are 14. How many pencils were in the cup to start?

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9

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9

How many pencils were in the cup to start?

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