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3 Franco and Kira had some fish stickers. They went to Sticker Station and bought 26 more fish stickers for their collection. Now they have 50 fish stickers. How many fish stickers did Franco and Kira have to start?
4 Sally had some balloon stickers. She gave 5 strips of 10 balloon stickers to Jake. Now Sally has 32 balloon stickers left. How many balloon stickers did Sally have to start?