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Whole Number Applications: Addition

Represent the application problems using addition in symbolic form, then find the sum.

Word Problem	Symbolic Form (Example: $\displaystyle {5}+{3}$ )	Sum (Example: $\displaystyle {8}$ )
The theatre club has $\displaystyle {27}$ members from Scottsdale and $\displaystyle {27}$ members from Phoenix. How many members do they have all together?		members
Kayla camped at $\displaystyle {6}$ meters relative to sea level. She then hiked $\displaystyle {12}$ meters upwards. What is her current altitude relative to sea level?		meters relative to sea level
Tom has collected $\displaystyle {39}$ baseball cards. Shannon has collected $\displaystyle {22}$ more baseball cards than Tom. How many baseball cards does Shannon have?		baseball cards