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1) The beaver gnawed 7 twigs from the log.
Then he gnawed 12 more twigs.
How many twigs did he gnaw from the log?


2) There were 17 trees.
Nine of them were maple trees.
The rest were birch trees.
How many birch trees were there?


3) There were 16 birds in a tree.
Eight were sparrows.
The rest were blackbird.
How many blackbirds were there?


4) There were 14 sparrows and 9 blackbirds on sitting in the same tree.
How many more sparrows were there than blackbirds?


5) There were 14 blackbirds in a tree.
Some flew away.
Then there were 6 blackbirds in the tree.
How many blackbirds flew away?