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1) The beaver gnawed 6 twigs from the log.
Then he gnawed 5 more twigs.
How many twigs did he gnaw from the log?


2) There were 7 trees.
Three of them were maple trees.
The rest were birch trees.
How many birch trees were there?


3) There were 9 birds in a tree.
Six were sparrows.
The rest were blackbird.
How many blackbirds were there?


4) There were 8 sparrows and 2 blackbirds on sitting in the same tree.
How many more sparrows were there than blackbirds?


5) There were 9 blackbirds in a tree.
Some flew away.
Then there were 6 in the tree.
How many blackbirds flew away?