Addition Word Problems
Beth and Mya are having a picnic. Beth brings 35 chicken nuggets and Mya brings 20 crackers. How much do they bring in all to the picnic?
55 nuggets
Marvin has 65 stamps. He gives 32 of them to Manny K. How many stamps does Marvin have left?
33 stamps.
Ricardo has 50 pieces of candy. He gives 10 pieces to Zaara and 10 pieces to Abhigna. How much candy does Ricardo have left?
30 pieces
88 - 33
55
12 + 16
28
Haidee and Thomas are going to the store to buy stuff for a party. Haidee buys 33 cups and Thomas buys 21 bags of chips. How much do they have in all for their party?
54 bags
Mustafa H. is making cookies. He makes 48 cookies. He gives 24 of them away to Sidharth. How many cookies does he have left?
24 cookies
DJ baked 25 cupcakes in the morning. He baked 10 more that afternoon. 20 cupcakes were eaten at his party. How many cupcakes are left?
10 cupcakes
54 - 11
43
34 + 19
53
Jada, Khloe, and AJ are collecting marbles. Jada has 55, Khloe has 20 and AJ have 10. How many marbles do they have in all?
85 marbles
Mike and Hannah are comparing how many crayons they have. Mike has 52 crayons. Hannah has 46 crayons. How many more crayons does Mike have than Hannah?
6 crayons
Madison picked 40 roses and 35 sunflowers. On her way home, she dropped 25 flowers. How many flowers does she still have?
50 flowers
20 - 16
4
67 + 23
90
Luke, Fernanda, and Emili have some paper. Luke has 27 pieces of paper, Fernanda has 34 pieces of paper and Emili has 38 pieces of paper. How many do they have in all?
99 pieces of paper
Alvaro and Ami have 78 coins in all. If Alvaro has 43 coins, how many does Ami have?
35 coins
Ricky is sorting through books in the library. There are 50 books on animals and 45 books on plants. Sanvi comes in and takes 40 of the books. How many books are left?
45 books
37 - 19
18
77 + 64
141
Krystal, Nathan, and Maria are saving their money to buy a new toy. Krystal has $20, Nathan has $23, and Maria has $25. How much do the girls have saved up total?
$68
John and Luke G. have 83 stickers in all. If Luke has 48 stamps, how many does John have?
35 stamps
Mustafa K. counted 75 balls on the playground. 20 were soccer balls and 30 were basketballs. The rest were tennis balls. How many were tennis balls?
25 tennis balls
93 - 68
25
99 + 88
187